With a fleet of 300 triremes; 13,000 hoplite infantrymen; 1,200 cavalry and 16,000 ... when his carefully constructed strategy relied on Athens weakening the enemy from the sea.

The guided missiles of their day, triremes were the key to Athens' greatness in the 5th ... would be up to 30 hoplite infantrymen. Once the trireme had engaged with the enemy ship, either by ...