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Hom. Il. 14.96 So Homer, too, was aware of the fact that
triremes lined up in the sea alongside of infantry fighting on
land are a bad thing: why, even lions, if they had habits such
as these, would grow used to running away from does! Moreover,
States dependent upon navies for their power give honors, as
rewards for their safety, to a section of their forces that is
not the finest; for they owe their safety to the arts of the
pilot, the captain and the rower—  Creative Commons License
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