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The Athenian Trierarchs: How the Rich Funded the Fleet
In Athens' golden age, the city's naval supremacy depended on a unique system of public finance: the trierarchy. Wealthy citizens were required to fund and command a trireme for a year, bearing the enormous costs of maintenance, crew pay, and repairs. But this was no simple tax — it was a competitive liturgy that brought prestige and power. Lucas and Luna explore how the trierarchy worked, from the selection of trierarchs by the strategoi to the financial pressures that could break a family's fortune. They discuss the trireme itself, a sleek warship rowed by 170 oarsmen, and…
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