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YES! the Athenian navy was very strong but only because they had a strong back bone. This "backbone" was their strongest and best ship the trireme. The trireme had a simple but affective job, it was to ram into the other boats with their battering ram on the bow of their boat. They would ram the same boat continuously until the other boat sank.
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Who was the commander of the Athens' navy during the battle of Thermopylae?
The Athenian navy was part of the southern Greek fleet which fought the sea battle at Artemesion in the strait next to the pass of Thermopylae. The Athenian component was commanded by Themistocles.
What was the major battle in the Peloponnesian War?
The Battle of Aegospotami where the Spartan Admiral Lysander decisively defeated the Athenian navy which effectively ended the Peloponnesian War .
How did the Romans build a strong navy?
Rome got its first navy by attacking Carthage and starting a great war
How did the formation of the Delian League give proof to the saying that strength lies in unity?
Delian League was the Athenian alliance, founded after the Persian Wars as a military organization directed against the Achaemenid Empire, but converted by Pericles into an Athenian empire. Because of this unity, it was very strong.
What is the proper adjective for Athenian?
Athenian is a proper adjective for Athens.
