Fast, manoeuvrable, and with a bronze-sheathed ram on the prow, the trireme was the devastating warship which permitted Athens to build her maritime empire and dominate the Aegean in the 5th century BC. The Greek Navy invited some lucky visitors to journey back in time, as they took the oars of the Olympias trireme, a replica of the original vessel, at the Faliron gulf. The Navy released photos of the people boarding the ship and pulling the oars of the ‘ancient’ war ship.