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The Treachery at Amorgos of the Athenian Trierarchs, which sold away the Athenian navy and free government, was, for all intents and purposes, the end of the democracy, the thalassocracy, Athenian importance, and the age of free states. The numbers weren't the real issue, the Athenian Navy had fought its way to victory against humbling odds before. Is there any way more loyal commanders could have been elected, or the Lamian War inspired more patriotism among the wealthy who would have been eligible for the Trierarchate?
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