Themistocles facts for kids
Themistocles (?524 BC-?460 BC) was an Ancient Greek Athenian politician and general. He fought against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon as a young man. He later persuaded Athens to build a navy which he commanded in the defeat of the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.
After the war he became unpopular and had to leave. He went to work for the Persian Empire.
Images for kids
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A sluicing tank for silver ore, excavated at Laurium, Attica
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Romantic interpretation of the Battle of Salamis by Wilhelm von Kaulbach. Artemisia of Caria is seen shooting arrows in the direction of the Greeks led by Themistocles.
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The northern wall of the Acropolis of Athens, built by Themistocles with built-in fragments of destroyed temples.
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Illustration by Walter Crane showing Themistocles standing silently before King Artaxerxes
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A dignitary of Asia Minor in Achaemenid style, c. 475 BC. Karaburun tomb near Elmalı, Lycia.
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Portrait of a ruler with olive wreath on the Magnesian coinage of Archeptolis, son of Themistocles, c. 459 BC. The portraits on the coinage of Archeptolis could also represent Themistocles.