Second edition of the technical and historical background to the reconstruction of a Greek warship.

Formidable and sophisticated, triremes were the deadliest battleship of the ancient world, and at the height of their success, the Athenians were the dominant e

The world's first war machines were ships built two millennia before the dawn of the Classical world. Their influence on the course of history cannot be oversta

This book presents a new theory about the developments in shipping and naval organization that culminated in the invention - around 530 BC in the eastern Medite

A fascinating and detailed exploration of one of the most famous warships of the Ancient world - the trireme - and its tactical employment by the opposing sides