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Themistocles (/ θ ə ˈ m ɪ s t ə k l iː z /; Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524 – c. 459 BC) was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy.
Jul 19, 2024 · Themistocles (born c. 524 bce —died c. 460) was an Athenian politician and naval strategist who was the creator of Athenian sea power and the chief saviour of Greece from subjection to the Persian empire at the Battle of Salamis in 480 bce.
Mar 3, 2016 · Themistocles (c. 524 - c. 460 BCE) was an Athenian statesman and general (strategos) whose emphasis on naval power and military skills were instrumental during the Persian wars, victory in which ensured that Greece survived its greatest ever threat.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Themistocles (ca. 528-462 B.C.), an Athenian political leader, was a brilliant commander and statesman who defeated Persia at sea and made Athens a great power. Themistocles was the son of a middle-class Athenian father and a non-Athenian mother. Ability alone made him influential.
Themistocles , (born c. 524—died c. 460 bc ), Athenian politician and naval strategist. As archon (493) he built defensible harbours at Piraeus. In 483 he persuaded the assembly to increase the navy, believing it represented Athens’s best chance of warding off Persian invaders.
Jun 10, 2022 · A wily cultivator of the common people, Themistocles was a populist, often finding himself at odds with Athenian nobility. Known for his overweening ambition, Themistocles fought at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) during the first Persian invasion of Greece.
Sep 20, 2021 · Among the most interesting of the many heroes was the Athenian general and politician Themistocles (ca. 524-459 BC), who was responsible for building Athens’ large naval fleet and for leading the Greeks to victory at Salamis, which proved to be the beginning of the end for the Persians in Greece.
Mar 14, 2024 · Themistocles will always be lauded as the great general who literally pushed the Persians out of ancient Greece with his admirable strategy in the Battle of Salamis. Several historians argue that if the 480 BC historic naval battle had not been won by the Greeks, the course of history and Western civilization would have been entirely different.
Themistocles (c. 524–459 bce), Athenian politician, was a member of the ancient Lycomid family but by a non-Athenian mother.
Themistocles. (legendary, died 365 B.C.E.) By Plutarch. Written 75 A.C.E. Translated by John Dryden. The birth of Themistocles was somewhat too obscure to do him honour.
