
091 Attrition and Plague
The History of Ancient Greece
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The Peloponnesian War on Attica
The Peloponnesian army abandoned their camp and moved eastward from Mccarnay to ravage the area between Mount Parnais and Mount Pentellicos. The Athenians also set aside a special fleet of their 100 best try-reams from each year to be kept in permanent reserve. These were under the purview of 100 Triarchoy who were tasked with keeping them ready just in case Athens would be attacked by naval forces. Meanwhile, Pericles also dispatched a large Fleva 100 Tri-reams, with a thousand hoplates and 400 archers, to carry out counter attacks on enemy territory.
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