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ποιήσας, ‘putting them at’ (cf. § 4, and ch. 186. 2).

τι πλέον = plus minus, i. e. on the average.

πρότερον: cf. 97 ad fin. The three thousand vessels there mentioned included, besides penteconters, thirty-oared galleys, light boats, and horse transports; now though a crew of eighty may be a reasonable assumption for a penteconter, counting in officers, sailors, and marines, it is far too large a number for the smaller galleys and boats.

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