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Three men to a room – a completely different trireme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Alec Tilley
Alec Tilley*
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Fieldfare, East Street, Hambledon, Hampshire PO7 4RX, UK
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Olympias and all other trireme reconstructions have been based on a misinterpretation of the Greek terminology, according to the author, a dedicated student of ancient ship design and former naval officer.

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Antiquity , Volume 66 , Issue 252 , September 1992, pp. 599 - 610
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1992

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