Ancient Greek Trireme Ships Enabled the Rise of Athens as a Great Power

Ancient Greek Trireme Ships Enabled the Rise of Athens as a Great Power

A “Fleet” of Greek triremes is shown in a multiple image of the reconstructed ship “Olympias,” a faithful recreation of the Ancient Greek trireme that enabled the rise of Athens as a great power. Credit: EDSITEment-reconstructed /Perseus /Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;Project./Public Domain Few things on this earth are as lovely as a wooden ship with its sails unfurled, sailing on the open sea; the Ancient Greek trireme ships a…