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The Athenian Trireme: Terror of the Aegean
For nearly two centuries, the trireme was the most lethal weapon in the Mediterranean. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Athens turned a narrow, uncomfortable oared galley into an instrument of empire. They trace the ship's design from the Phoenician originals, the breakthrough of the ram, and the grueling training of the thetes — Athens' poorest citizens — who rowed the fleet. The episode hits the Battle of Salamis (480 BCE), where Themistocles' wooden walls crushed Xerxes' navy, and examines the trireme's hidden costs: deforestation, naval debt, and the…
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