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Athenian Navy
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| Caption | Athenian Navy. Convinced by Themistocles that their future lay in supremacy at sea, the Athenians built a formidable fleet of triremes – war galleys with three tiers of oars. Inset: The precise positioning of the oars and oarsmen in a trireme is uncertain. The arrangement depicted here is the most likely. Original artwork for Look and Learn (issue yet to be identified). |
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| Creator | Roger Payne, British (b.1934) |
| Artwork medium | painting |
| Credit | © Look and Learn |
| Search stock images by keyword | Athenian Navy triremes ancient Greek ancient Greece sailors navy boats galleys oars boat building tar Greeks Themistocles sea sea supremacy Roger Payne |
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| A005475 | Hi-res: 4,897 x 3,268 pixels Lo-res: 1,224 x 817 pixels |
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