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THE HUNT FOR AN ANCIENT FLEET
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THE HUNT FOR AN ANCIENT FLEET
Scientists racing time, pirates for secrets of Persian Wars ships
By WILLIAM J. BROAD New York Times
Monday, May 3, 2004
The Persian Wars may be famed in history, but few artifacts and
material remains have emerged to shed light on how the ancient Greeks
defeated the Asian invaders and saved Europe in what scholars call
one of the first great victories of freedom over tyranny.
It is well known that a deadly warship of antiquity, ...
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