Nicholas C. Rossis

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Sea Shanties of the Ancients

May 7, 2021 | Fun Historical Facts

When I was at school, we learned of Ri-Pa-Pe – the rhythmic chant of Athenian oarsmen pulling a trireme’s 180 oars. Contrary to what you might think, triremes were manned not by slaves but by some 200 free men from all social strata. Indeed, for a...