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2. Ancient maritime history - Wikipedia

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   Maritime history dates back thousands of years. In ancient maritime history, [ 1] evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. [ 2] The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were developed independently by various Stone Age populations.

3. Xerxes' pontoon bridges - Wikipedia

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   Construction of Xerxes Bridge of boats by Phoenician sailors Hellespont. Xerxes' pontoon bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece (part of the Greco-Persian Wars) upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes' army to traverse the Hellespont (the present-day Dardanelles) from Asia into Thrace, then also controlled by Persia (in the ...

4. Olympias (trireme) - Wikipedia

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   Olympias. (trireme) /  37.934283°N 23.68517°E  / 37.934283; 23.68517. Continuous (crew rowing in turns) 4.0 kilometres per hour (2.5 mph) 2.15 knots (estimated). Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme and an important example of experimental archaeology. It is also a commissioned ship in the Hellenic Navy of Greece ...

5. Hellenistic-era warships - Wikipedia

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   Hellenistic-era warships. The famous 2nd century BC Nike of Samothrace, standing atop the prow of an oared warship, most probably a trihemiolia. From the 4th century BC on, new types of oared warships appeared in the Mediterranean Sea, superseding the trireme and transforming naval warfare. Ships became increasingly large and heavy, including ...

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7. Greek shipping - Wikipedia

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   Greek companies control 21% (2022) [ 1] of the world's total merchant fleet, making it the largest in the world. [ 2] They are ranked in the top 5 for all kinds of ships, including first for tankers and bulk carriers. Greece is a maritime nation by tradition, as shipping is arguably the oldest form of occupation of the Greeks and has been a key ...