Articles related to "Trireme"

After its first appearance in the seventh century B.C.E. the trireme rapidly became the main warship of the ancient Mediterranean world.

The battle of Salamis demonstrated the Greek Leopard's agility, strategy, and tactics over the Persian Bear's size, strength, and courage.

The site of Sounion has a long history and its archaeology covers much more than the ancient sanctuaries the site is famous for.

The keeled boat or ship is very likely a Phoenician invention. Both with oars and sials they plied the waters of the Mediterranean and beyond.

Tourists waiting for a ferry to the Greek Islands should sieze an hour to visit the Piraeus Archeaological Museum, where locally-found items will amaze and delight.

After the first ironclads proved themselves, it wasn't long before iron and then steel replaced wood as the primary material for ship construction.

Roman military fiction takes to the waves in the first of a new series by debut author John Stack.

President Eisenhower considered Italo Balbo more an American hero than an Italian for his passion for doing things on a grand scale.

Xerxes' empire, briefly flirting with the borders of Europe, gave rise to some of the strangest engineering feats of antiquity.