Ka kammala wannan magana: A cikin Yaƙin Peloponnesian da ya biyo baya, yaƙe-yaƙe na teku da aka yi da triremes sun kasance masu mahimmanci a cikin daidaitawar iko tsakanin Athens da Sparta. Duk da yawan rikice-rikice na ƙasa, Athens ta ƙarshe ta ci nasara ta hanyar lalata rundunar jiragen ruwa a lokacin Sicilian Expedition, kuma a ƙarshe, a
Yaƙin Aegospotami, a hannun Sparta da kawayenta.