Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme and an important example of experimental archaeology. It is also a commissioned ship in the Hellenic Navy of Greece, the only commissioned vessel of its kind in any of the world's navies.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Olympias: mother of Alexander the Great · wealthy Christian Roman noblewoman of Greek descent · 1st century BC midwife · Daughter of Norman duke of Apulia

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