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. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Lysias] Reference
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 I asked Aristodicus, the brother of Alexis, for he had died, if he had any record of the trierarchy. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Lysias] Reference
For that of the trierarchy, see Jebb, op.cit. xxv. 9; xxix. From Wordnik.com. [Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians] Reference
I transferred the duties of the trierarchy from the poor to the rich; and therefore every duty was properly fulfilled. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2] Reference
These would be incapable of discharging the duties of the trierarchy, though their estates were liable for the war-tax. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2] Reference
When these were already advancing the war tax, they became exempt from trierarchy, and their poorer colleagues in the Naval. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2] Reference
This, in the case of the trierarchy, would be the aggregate amount of the valuations of the 1,200 wealthiest men, viz. 6,000 talents. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2] Reference
In fact, it was not until 340 that he succeeded in reforming the trierarchy, and he then made the burden vary strictly with property. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1] Reference
Partners were probably exempted, when none of them possessed so large a share in the common property as would render him liable for trierarchy. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2] Reference
The undertaking of the trierarchy conferred exemption from other burdens for the year, and (conversely) no one responsible for another public burden need be trierarch. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2] Reference
On the same principle, in the case of the coregia, (29) the gymnasiarchy, and the trierarchy, the fact is recognised that it is the rich man who trains the chorus, and the People for whom the chorus is trained; it is the rich man who is trierarch or gymnasiarch, and the People that profits by their labours. From Wordnik.com. [Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians] Reference
On the same principle, in the case of the coregia,29 the gymnasiarchy, and the trierarchy, the fact is recognised that it is the rich man who trains the chorus, and the People for whom the chorus is trained; it is the rich man who is trierarch or gymnasiarch, and the People that profits by their labours. 30 In fact, what the People looks upon as its right is to pocket the money. 31 To sing and run and dance and man the vessels is well enough, but only in order that the. From Wordnik.com. [The Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians] Reference
Here is the best proof: Demus, the son of Pyrolampes, in command of the trireme for Cyprus, asked me to go to him, saying that he had from the king of Persia a golden bowl, for which he wished to get seventeen minae, which he would spend on his trierarchy; when he came to Cyprus he would redeem it, paying twenty minae; for through this pledge he would have plenty of money and other advantages in Asia Minor. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Lysias] Reference
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