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Sunday, May 1, 2016

The Olympias Τrireme Sails Again

For several days now, a wooden trireme is decorating the grove of the Greek Navy Tradition in Faliro, Greece. The “Olympias” trireme is an exact copy of the ancient Athenian ship of the 5th century B.C., and on August 11, 2004, it carried the Olympic Flame to Piraeus. Designed by Trireme Trust, the construction of


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