In March, 2013 Rien de Meij, the author of this book, joined 40,000 other people from around the world on a journey through Ancient Greek classics. It was an online version of the popular Harvard University masterclass, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, taught by the distinguished Dr. Gregory Nagy of the Classics department. The experience later inspired de Meij-a devotee of ancient Greek classics, and a man with a worldwide reputation in the shipping industry-to write this book about the vessels that sailed the seas during the era of the ancient Greeks. He quickly established himself as an...