Athenian Navy: Athens at War in the 5th century: Classical Civilization: GCSE (9:1)

Themistocles

524-548BC was a general responsible for developping the Athenian navy

Battle of Salamis

480BC Famous naval battle in which the Athenians beat the Persians

80,000

Number of sailors in the Athenian navy at the time of the Battle of Salamis

400

Number of ships in the Athenian navy at the time of the Battle of Salamis

triremes

A Greek war ship with three rows of oars and the most common ship in the Athenian navy

Peloponnesian War

A thirty year conflict between Athens and Sparta that resulted in the Athenian navy being lost or destroyed

Paralus

One of the two sacred ships that was used for siplomatic or ceremonial duties

Salaminia

One of the two sacred ships that was used for siplomatic or ceremonial duties

Archon of the Fleet

The commander in chief of the Athenian navy

Phalerum

The original port of Athens

Piraeus

The later port of Athens that was fortified by Themistocles

170

The number of rowers in each trireme

Slave Labour

The work of unpaid slaves was often what powered the war ships. These slaves were sometimes chained to their benches and often could not swim