I am a huge fan of triremes and  am looking forward to seeing the trireme Olympias when she visits New York harbor during Op-Sail in 2012.  In the mean time, however, the Mariners’ Museum in Hampton Roads, VA is hosting a two day Celebration of the Trireme.   Presented by the Friends of the Trible Library and Friends of the Mariners’ Museum Library, it is being held on March 17 & 18, 2011.   March 17th with feature  a panel discussion, moderated by Bill Cogar: “The Trireme and Athenian Democracy” at the CNU David Student Union, Ball Room at 4pm.  On March 18th, there will be a presentation: “Rowing the Olympias” by Dr. Gordon Kelly of Lewis and Clark College.

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