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The ancient Athenian plan whereby individual citizens furnished and maintained naval equipment as part of their civic duty.

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  • He said he had, and going to his house we found that Diogeiton had given over to him (Alexis) twenty-four minae for the trierarchy.
  • It would be too much, gentlemen of the jury, to go through the accounts point by point; but when with some difficulty I got the accounts from him, in the presence of witnesses...
  • For that of the trierarchy, see Jebb, op.cit. xxv. 9; xxix.
  • I transferred the duties of the trierarchy from the poor to the rich; and therefore every duty was properly fulfilled.
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