The floating hypothesis

De drijvende hypothese (The floating hypothesis)
VPRO Noorderlicht / 25 min / 1996
Ten years ago, in 1986, a fullsized replica of the Trireme was built. Triremes are ancient Greek rowed warships which kept Athens free from the Persians. Now, a Dutch professor wants to build another one on the basis on the not fully satisfying sea-trials with the first reconstruction.

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