From The Athenian Trireme

The modern reconstruction of a 5th century trireme, the Olympias

The bronze ram on the prow was the primary weapon. Archers and infantry were stationed on deck to board an enemy ship should they become entangled, but the more marines, the slower the ship.

Ramming in practice. Some ships (it’s debated which), might have had rams that broke off to prevent getting stuck with the ship that had just been holed.

The quarters were quite cramped and the deck trapped hot air, making the rowers’ job extremely uncomfortable and dangerously hot. In the right conditions, even holding station for a long time, crews could tire quite easily.www.triremetrust.org

From The Athenian Trireme

A Spartan hoplite, note the lambda for Lakedaemon on his shield

Two phalanxes, the left one not doing so well. Uncredited on a reenactors’ site, http://www.ancienthoplitikon.com/index.html

Spartan hoplite formation: Johnny Shumate http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/johnny_shumates_portfolio/default.aspx

A Macedonian phalanx. Greek phalanxes used shorter spears and fewer rows.http://www.livius.org/pha-phd/phalanx/phalanx.html Image by John Shumate