The Hellenic Navy's working replica of an ancient Athenian trireme, the "Olympias", on Thursday sailed into Marina Zeas in Piraeus port to participate in the "Maritime Days 2019" taking place on May 3-12.

Trireme "Olympias" - a full-scale working reconstruction of an ancient Athenian battleship - will sail the waters of the Saronic Gulf once again this July and September, rowed by crews of ordinary citizens aged between 15 and 75 years old, the Hellenic Navy announced on Saturday.