Nay, there are even some, who, while trafficking here on their own account, bribe the trierarchs to accept Hykkarian slaves as substitutes, and thus destroy the strict discipline of our marine.
It seems probable that some of the taxiarchs and trierarchs were present at this deliberation, as we find in another case afterwards, c.
As yet, no man in Samos had thought of a revolution; but the moment that the idea was thus started, the trierarchs and wealthy men in the armament caught at it with avidity.
The advance of seven minæ respectively, obtained by Timotheus from the sixty trierarchsunder his command, is mentioned by Demosthenes cont.
Hermokrates was exceedingly popular among the trierarchs and the officers; he had stood conspicuous for incorruptibility, and had conducted himself (so far as we have means of judging) with energy and ability in his command.
Timotheus to Korkyra consisted of sixty ships; which is the exact number of trierarchs named by Demosthenes.
But he could not pay the Bœotian trierarchs without borrowing money for the purpose on his own credit; for though the sum brought home from his voyage was considerable, it would appear that the demands upon him had been greater still.
They then retired amidst universal regret; many of the trierarchs even binding themselves by oath, that on returning to Syracuse they would procure their restoration.
Possibly some of the trierarchs of his armament, who had before sworn to lend him their aid, had now returned and were among this body of interior partisans.
Demosthenes himself may probably have been among thetrierarchs called before the dikastery as witnesses to prove what took place at Perinthus and Alopekonnesus (Demosth.
Apparently former trierarchs had not always given back the fittings of their vessels, which had either been provided at the expense of the State, or lent to the trierarchs by the State.
The trierarchs stopped up some of the holes made for the oars, in order to reduce the number of rowers they had to supply for the galleys; they thus saved the wages of the rowers they dispensed with.
The trierarchs had to furnish both the equipment of the triremes or war-galleys and their upkeep.
Consequently it is not until the news comes that we appoint our trierarchs and institute exchanges of property for them, and inquire into ways and means.
On the fleet the greatest pains and expense had been lavished by the trierarchs and the state.
The figureheads and other fittings provided by the trierarchs were of the most costly description.
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