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Chapter Xiv. the Peiræus and the Shipping.

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98. The “Long Walls” down to the Harbor Town 99. Munychia and the Havens of Athens 100. The Glorious View from the Hill of Munychia 101. The Town of Peiræus 102. The Merchant Shipping 103. The Three War Harbors and the Ship Houses 104. The Great Naval Arsenal 105. An Athenian Trierarch 106. The Evolution of the Trireme 107. The Hull of a Trireme 108. The Rowers’ Benches of a Trireme 109. The Cabins, Rigging, and Ram of a Trireme 110. The Officers and Crew of a Trireme 111. A Trireme at Sea 112. The Tactics of a Naval Battle 113. The Naval Strength of Athens

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