Antiquarium Arborense - Museo archeologico Giuseppe Pau Oristano

A formidable warship: the trireme

23 maggio 2021

Thanks to a miniature model of a Roman trireme built by the Association Sardinia Romana according to the canons of experimental archaeology, we will tell you about one of the most important warships that sailed the Mediterranean Sea around the 3rd century BC.

The trireme was the most formidable warship in Greek, Carthaginian and Roman fleets: it was light and fast and, with its three orders of rowers, the trireme had an exceptional agility in manoeuvres and a high propulsive power...

Click here to watch the video about the trireme 

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