"Trireme Olympias: The Final Report" (book)

[Smile-n-Nod]

Here's a PDF of a book called "Trireme Olympias: The Final Report"

 

http://www.ancientportsantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/Documents/AUTHORS/Rankov2012-TriremeOlympia.pdf

 

(I found the link with Google, and I have no reason to believe it is not free to download.)

 

The book is a lengthy discussion of triremes in general and the Trireme Olympias in particular.

 

Especially interesting to me was a chapter by Alex Tilley called "An Unauthentic Reconstruction", in which he argues that triremes may not have had three decks of rowers on each side.  (I haven't found a picture of what he suggested his trireme reconstruction may have looked like.)

 

 In short, the book contains much interesting and useful information about how triremes were built and used, and it contains lots of techno-detail for people who are into that sort of thing (as I am).

[mgdawson]

On 6/19/2021 at 4:14 AM, Smile-n-Nod said:

Especially interesting to me was a chapter by Alex Tilley called "An Unauthentic Reconstruction", in which he argues that triremes may not have had three decks of rowers on each side.

Hi Brett

 

There's a youtube video 'Ancient Naval Artillery - We will rock you!' where the host, Drachinifel, states that the term trireme refers to the number of rowers on each side rather than the number of banks of rowers. This specific discussion starts at t=6:01.

 

Unfortunately they don't mention a source for this 'fact', perhaps it's just a known within knowledgeable circles.

 

Drach also flashes up a cutaway image showing 4 banks of oars with a total of 30 rowers, rather cosy on a hot day !

 

Mark

[Louie da fly]

Smile-n-Nod, thanks very much for this. I've downloaded it and now I'll have to spend time going through it with a fine-tooth comb. Wonderful stuff.

 

Steven