The Polyremes of the Geometric period From the Geometric, and the archaic periods some superb examples of vase painting with representations of beautiful sleek ships have been preserved. This is the period of the development of the longship which is pictures with a mpaddingultitude of oars and sometime with more than a bank of oarsmen. […]

The Athenian Trireme (Triere) and the Athenian hegemony When we think of polyremes, warships with more than a bank of oars, the triere, the most famous of these vessels, comes to our mind. The superiority of this Athenian ship — that was developed in Corinth, with three banks of oars — is confirmed in more […]