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before most other Greeks
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that the navy was going to be really critical in this operation.
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So,he made the suggestion that the silver strike be used
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to build a whole fleet of new ships for the Athenians,
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and they end up with two hundred triremes,
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which is,the trireme is the battleship of the ancient Greeks.
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So,that is the core of the fleet which is the one
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that defeats the Persians at Salamis
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and defeats them again at Mycale.
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The Spartans were given command of the war against Persia,
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both on land and sea,
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but the Spartans didn't have any great skill or experience