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. . . . 125 105. An Athenian
Trierarch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 106. The Evolution of the
Trireme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 107. The Hull of a

Trireme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 108. The Rowers' Benches of a
Trireme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 109. The Cabins, Rigging, and Ram of
a Trireme . . . . . . . . . . . 129 110. The Officers and Crew of a
Trireme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 111. A Trireme at
Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 112. The Tactics of a Naval
Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 113. The Naval Strength of
Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Chapter XV.
An Athenian Court Trial.
114. The Frequency of Litigation in Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 115.
Prosecutions in Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 116. The
Preliminaries to a Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 117. The Athenian
Jury Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 118. The Juryman's
Oath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 119. Opening The Trial. The
Plaintiff's Speech . . . . . . . . . . 140 120. The Defendant's Speech.
Demonstrations by the Jury . . . . . . 141 121. The First
Verdict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 122. The Second and Final
Verdict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 123. The Merits and Defects of the
Athenian Courts . . . . . . . . . 144 124. The Usual Punishments in
Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 125. The Heavy Penalty of
Exile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 126. The Death Penalty of
Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Chapter XVI.
The Ecclesia of Athens.
127. The Rule of Democracy in Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 128.
Aristocracy and Wealth. Their Status and Burdens . . . . . . . 147 129.
Athenian Society truly Democratic up to a Certain Point . . . . 148 130.
The Voting Population of Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 131. Meeting
Times of the Ecclesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 132. The Pnyx
(Assembly Place) at Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 133. The
Preliminaries of the Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 134. Debating a
Proposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 135. Voting at the
Pnyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 136. The Ecclesia as an

Educational Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Chapter XVII.
The Afternoon at the Gymnasia
137. The Gymnasia. Places of General Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 138.
The Road to the Academy . . . . . . . . .