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Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC)
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themistocles
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Themistocles or Themistoklis may refer to several people: Themistocles , an Athenian soldier and statesman the Decree of Themistocles , an ancient Greek inscription, purported to have been issued under the guidance of Themistocles Themistocles Anastasiadis, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
name of great Athenian political leader, from Greek Themistokles , literally "famed in law and right," from themis "custom, law, right" (see Themis ) + -kles (see Damocles ).
Usage examples of themistocles.
That was when the ill-favored and ill-regarded Themistocles chose, somewhat tortuously, to interpret the phrase wooden walls to mean wooden ships.
Carefully, Themistocles conformed to the letter if not the spirit of the oracle at Delphi, and most Athenians chose to agree with him.
As a demonstration of good faith, Themistocles told Xerxes that since the Greek fleet was preparing to set sail for Sicily, Xerxes must attack immediately if he wanted a total victory.
Nevertheless, the double-dealing Themistocles was given credit by all the Greeks for a great naval victory.
But since gratitude is unknown to the Greeks, Themistocles was ostracized.
Athenians ordered Themistocles to come home so that they could execute him for treason.
During those years Themistocles not only learned to speak Persian without accent, he was given the governorship of Magnesia.
It is my view that Themistocles wanted nothing more than to live and die in peace and comfort, which is what he did.
Over the years, Themistocles had amassed an enormous fortune which he had managed, somehow or other, to spirit out of Athens before his fall from power.
I had reassured Themistocles that the Great King would not be swayed by a mere satrap of Lydia, we discussed a thousand and one things.
I could not remember whether or not Themistocles had mentioned his political heir, I invented freely.
In view of the factions that divide my country and of the enmity of the greatest powers in Europe I have brought my political career to a close and am going like Themistocles to seat myself on the hearthstone of the British people.
Plutarchian heroes outstayed not their fame, And what nor Brutus nor Themistocles Nor Cato nor Mark Antony survived, Why, why should I?
This slave said Themistocles had sent him, which was true enough, and Themistocles wanted to be satrap of the Long Coast.