trierarch

Noun

Meaning

The commander of a trireme.

At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.

Examples

Fields (2007), p.15 The hoplites belonged to the middle social classes, so that they came immediately next to the trierarch in status aboard the ship. Source: Internet

Hanson (2006), p. 259 Trierarch The ship's captain was known as the trierarch (triērarchos). Source: Internet

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