TRIERES (trireme) OLYMPIAS

The start of Democracy! A trireme or trieres (“with three banks of oars“; Ancient Greek: τριήρης triērēs, literally “three-rower“) was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans. It was the war ship that caused & created Democracy. Why?
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