Themistocles

[ thuh-mis-tuh-kleez ]

/ θəˈmɪs təˌkliz /

527?–460? b.c., Athenian statesman.

Example sentences from the Web for themistocles

Themistocles is interesting, as Herodotus realized, precisely because he was not a martial hero.

‘300’ Is a Misleading, Muscle-Bound Travesty of Ancient History |James Romm |March 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By an insight into his projects, Themistocles might have calculated on the restoration of his own power.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The birth of Themistocles was somewhat too obscure to do him honor.

The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch |Plutarch
Various adventures are told of Themistocles before he reached the residence of the Persian king.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 |Various

We are like the youthful Themistocles, who complained that the trophies of Miltiades would not let him sleep.

Thoughts on Man |William Godwin
But Themistocles was not the man to be hoodwinked by the simple cunning of the Spartans.

Stories from Thucydides |H. L. Havell

Themistocles

/ (θəˈmɪstəˌkliːz) /

?527–?460 bc, Athenian statesman, who was responsible for the Athenian victory against the Persians at Salamis (480). He was ostracized in 470