Trivia: What is a trireme?
Ship
Weapon
Island chain
Mythological sea creature
The correct answer is Ship
So why is this answer correct? : With its three banks of oars, a trireme was a warship that helped the Greeks conquer and control the Aegean Sea. According to Herodotus, the Greek allied fleet during the war against the Persians in the fifth century CE contained 378 triremes. Each ship was about 120 feet long and required a staggering 170 men to operate its oars.