In the years 1985-1987 the ancient trireme ("three oars") called "Olympias", used by the Greeks, was recreated on a 1:1 scale. These types of ships were naturally used by other ancient armies such as Rome or Carthage.The ship was built in Piraeus (Greece) and was created in cooperation with ship design architects and historians. The ship is 36.5 m long and 5.5 m wide and is probably much heavier than the originals.

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