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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.
Jun 5, 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.
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.
Themistocles. One of the most controversial figures of ancient Athens, Themistocles rose from relatively modest beginnings to become a powerful statesman and strategoi (military general). More importantly, he was also the prime architect of the naval strategy that saved Athens from a Persian invasion and helped establish the Athenian Empire.
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.
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.
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.
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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 (c. 524–459 bce), Athenian politician, was a member of the ancient Lycomid family but by a non-Athenian mother.
