Persian trierarch
Added 2019-12-18 15:37:27 +0000 UTCNoble Persian eunuch Bagoas, beloved of Alexander the great.
“And indeed he even had a Persian as a trierarch, Bagoas, son of Pharnouches.”
— Arrian (Indica 18.8)
Trierarch (Greek: τριήραρχος, romanized: triērarchos) was the title of officers who commanded a trireme (triēres) in the classical Greek world.
