Athens at war in the 5th century 4.2 Flashcards
How was the athenian army funded
A large public treasury that could easily fund significant campaigns
tribes
One of 10 political constituencies in Athens every athenian citizen belonged to a tribe which made-up a regiment of the athenian army
lochoi
Units of a tribal regiment in the athenian army
strategos
An elected general in the athenian army every tribe elected one each year
frieze
A horizontal sculpted or painted decoration depicting a scene or number of scenes
why and what year did Athens develop their Navy
480s as they were preparing for the Persian invasion their fleets ended with about 200 ships
trireme
A Greek warship with three banks of rowers on each side
liturgy
A super tax on the wealthiest decisions in Athens to fund important civic projects
trierarch
A wealthy athenian who captains and pays free upkeep of a trireme for one year
diekplous
A naval manoeuvre whereby a trireme sailed through the enemy lines of ships and turned at pace to ram the side of an enemy ship
hypozomata
Two stretched cables that were tide from one end of a trireme to another and kept it in shape
relief
( from the Latin verb relevo meaning to raise) a carving that projects from and is part of the same background material and has the effect of shading and being 3D
