Definition of Trierarch. Meaning of Trierarch. Synonyms of Trierarch

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Definition of Trierarch

Trierarch
Trierarch Tri"er*arch, n. [L. trierarchus, Gr. ?; ? a trireme + ? a leader, a chief.] (Gr. Antiq.) (a) The commander of a trireme. (b) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.

Meaning of Trierarch from wikipedia

- Trierarch (Gr****: τριήραρχος, romanized: triērarchos) was the title of officers who commanded a trireme (triēres) in the classical Gr**** world. In classical...
- the ship's motive power, the deck crew headed by the trierarch and a marine detachment. The trierarch would be situated in the rear of the ship, and relay...
- The person (or persons) up on whom the duty fell is called a trierarch. The trierarch was responsible for the out****ing, maintenance, operation and...
- Ἀναξιδότου Πελλαῖος), was a Macedonian officer and geographer who served as Trierarch under Admiral Nearchus. Archias was despatched with a galley of 30 oars...
- Callistratus, was one of the admirals of Alexander the Great. He sailed as a trierarch with Nearchus, and was also sent by Alexander down the Euphrates to explore...
- fleets as well. Under them, each warship was commanded by a trièrarchos or trierarch, a word which originally meant "trireme officer" but persisted when other...
- list of trierarchs had been so before, or were descendants of former trierarchs, with the result that the families providing the trierarchs tended to...
- of democracy chose to fight and were exiled, among them Thrasybulus, a trierarch in the Athenian navy and noted supporter of democratic government. The...
- Ptolemy I Soter (/ˈtɒləmi/; Gr****: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Gr**** general...
- out as one of the three commissioners to advise the admiral Cnemus. As trierarch he distinguished himself in the ****ault on the Athenian position at the...