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THE HUNT FOR AN ANCIENT FLEET
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The Hunt for an Ancient Fleet
By WILLIAM J. BROAD New York Times
Monday, May 3, 2004The Persian Wars may be famed in history, but few artifacts and material remains have emerged to shed light on how the ancient Greeks defeated the Asian invaders and saved Europe in what scholars call one of the first great victories of freedom over tyranny.It is well known that a deadly warship of antiquity, the trireme, a fast galley powered by three banks of...See the full content of this document
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