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What was the athenian trireme?

They were boats. used by the Athenian navy.


Great Athenian general during the Persian Wars who created the Athenian navy?

Themistocles.


Who was the great Athenian general during the Persian Wars who created the Athenian navy?

Themistocles.


How big was the Athenian navy?

Big Big


What were the Athenian navy boats called?

A trireme


What happened to the Athenian Navy at Syracuse?

destroyed


What empire defeated the athenians and led to its collapse?

The Athenian Empire was ultimately defeated by the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League during the Peloponnesian War, which lasted from 431 to 404 BCE. The war culminated in the decisive Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BCE, where the Spartan navy, commanded by Lysander, defeated the Athenian fleet. This defeat led to a blockade of Athens, resulting in its surrender and the dismantling of its empire, marking the end of Athenian dominance in the ancient Greek world.


Themistocles athenian statesman advocated a strong?

navy


Who convinced the Athenian Assembly to build a navy?

Themistocles.


What led to the Athenian empire's downfall?

Athens over-reached itself in interfering in the affairs of the other Greek city-states, overconfident that its power, war fleet and financial resources could protect it. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta called its bluff, and Athens lost a destructive 27-year war and was stripped of its empire, becoming thereafter a second rate power. The turning point in the war was the intervention of Persia, which still had payback to make over its defeat by the Athenian-led Delian League. It provided the Peloponnesian League with the money to build a navy to match the hitherto-unbeatable Athenian navy, and also to pay more than Athens to attract the best warship rowers from Athenian service into the Peloponnesian fleet.


What led to the downfall of athenian empire?

Athens over-reached itself in interfering in the affairs of the other Greek city-states, overconfident that its power, war fleet and financial resources could protect it. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta called its bluff, and Athens lost a destructive 27-year war and was stripped of its empire, becoming thereafter a second rate power. The turning point in the war was the intervention of Persia, which still had payback to make over its defeat by the Athenian-led Delian League. It provided the Peloponnesian League with the money to build a navy to match the hitherto-unbeatable Athenian navy, and also to pay more than Athens to attract the best warship rowers from Athenian service into the Peloponnesian fleet.