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Like in ancient times, most of the propulsion comes from the 170 oarsmen staggered over three levels under the deck. well, my fellow rowers are starting to arrive now, so ive picked a plum spot, right in the middle of the action. ready for ramming speed. woman speaks greek over loudspeaker. reaching speeds of about nine knots, or 17kmh, this boat was considered pretty quick in its time... woman speaks greek over loudspeaker. ..and its manoeuvrability won athens some decisive victories at sea.

The bronze ram served as the main weapon to puncture the hulls of enemy ships and to sink them. looking around, its almost impossible to imagine what this must have been like for the people who originally rowed these kinds of boats. i mean, to be in battle, three layers of different people all sweating and trying to ram another boat in the open sea. i mean, its unimaginable, given how pleasant and lovely this is today. woman speaks greek over loudspeaker. oh, here we go again! woman speaks greek...

Well, the bosses of the travel show obviously thought she had things far too easy, because were going to end this weekjust on the outskirts of athens, where she has to help power a far older form of transport. moored close to the modern yachts, a different kind of ship is ready to go out to sea. the trireme 0lympias — the only life—sized replica in the world of the athenian battleships that dominated the naval wars from the fifth century bc until early christian times. this amazing—looking...

Be quite hard work. the ship carries two small sails, but, just like in ancient times, most of the propulsion comes from the 170 oarsmen staggered over three levels under the deck. well, my fellow rowers are starting to arrive now, so ive picked a plum spot, right in the middle of the action. ready for ramming speed. woman speaks greek over loudspeaker. reaching speeds of about nine knots, or 17kmh, this boat was considered pretty quick in its time... woman speaks greek over loudspeaker.

..and its manoeuvrability won athens some decisive victories at sea. the bronze ram served as the main weapon to puncture the hulls of enemy ships and to sink them. looking around, its almost impossible to imagine what this must have been like for the people who originally rowed these kinds of boats. i mean, to be in battle, three layers of different people all sweating and trying to ram another boat in the open sea. i mean, its unimaginable, given how pleasant and lovely this is today. woman sp...

Woman speaks greek over loudspeaker. ..and its manoeuvrability won athens some decisive victories at sea. the bronze ram served as the main weapon to puncture the hulls of enemy ships and to sink them. looking around, its almost impossible to imagine what this must have been like for the people who originally rowed these kinds of boats. i mean, to be in battle, three layers of different people all sweating and trying to ram another boat in the open sea. i mean, its unimaginable, given how pleasa...

Well, that went really well. cat there in copenhagen. now, the last time we saw christa, she was driving in a citroen 2cv around the roads of paris. well, the bosses of the travel show obviously thought she had things far too easy, because were going to end this week just on the outskirts of athens, where she has to help power a far older form of transport. moored close to the modern yachts, a different kind of ship is ready to go out to sea. the trireme 0lympias — the only life—sized replic...

Cat there in copenhagen. now, the last time we saw christa, she was driving in a citroen 2cv around the roads of paris. well, the bosses of the travel show obviously thought she had things far too easy, because were going to end this week just on the outskirts of athens, where she has to help power a far older form of transport. moored close to the modern yachts, a different kind of ship is ready to go out to sea. the trireme olympias — the only life—sized replica in the world of the athenia...

Quick in its time... woman speaks greek over loudspeaker. ..and its manoeuvrability won athens some decisive victories at sea. the bronze ram served as the main weapon to puncture the hulls of enemy ships and to sink them. looking around, its almost impossible to imagine what this must�*ve been like for the people who originally rowed these kind of boats. i mean, to be in battle, three layers of different people all sweating and trying to ram another boat in the open sea. i mean, its unimagina...

I think its going to be quite hard work. the ship carries two small sail butjust like in ancient times, most of the propulsion comes from the 170 oarsman staggered over three levels under the deck. well, my fellow rowers are starting to arrive now so ive picked a plum spot, right in the middle of the action. ready for ramming speed. woman speaks greek over loudspeaker. reaching speeds of about nine knots, or 17km/h, this boat was considered pretty