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Themistocles

(c. 524—459 bc) Athenian statesman


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(c. 528–462 bc),

Athenian statesman, who helped build up the Athenian fleet (see wooden walls), and defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis in 480. He was ostracized in 470, and eventually fled to the Persians in Asia Minor.

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Themistoclēs (c.524–459 bc)
in Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Length: 520 words
Themistocles (c. 524–459 bc)
in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev) Length: 727 words
Themistocles (c.524–459 bc)
in The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization Length: 601 words
Themistocles (c.524–459bc)
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