Understanding Greek and Roman Technology: From Catapult to the Pantheon

Reconstructing the Greek Trireme (1x23)

Air date: Dec 13, 2013

The trireme, a swift warship with three banks of oars, ruled the Mediterranean Sea in the 5th century B.C., when the Athenian empire was at its height. Yet only sparse evidence remains for what these vessels were like. Follow a detailed reconstruction based on tantalizing clues.