Themistocles: The Hero of the Persian War

The true hero of the Persian War was Themistocles, the forward-thinking Athenian politician and military leader who convinced Athenians to build a massive naval force following the Battle of Marathon (490 B.C.), a decision that saved the Greek people. <img alt="https://en.topwar.ru/185538-velikie-greki-velikimi-ne-stavshie-femistokl.html" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*VhXOW-Bd_SK4zA4ppKnTzw.jpeg" style="height:468px; width:700px" /> Assembly at Athens — <a href="https://en.topwar.ru/185538-velikie-greki-velikimi-ne-stavshie-femistokl.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.topwar.ru/185538-velikie-greki-velikimi-ne-stavshie-femistokl.html</a> The Persian War, a conflict between the Greek city-states and arguably the most dominant empire of its time, the Persian Empire, is one of the most famous wars of the ancient world. This is evident from its long-standing presence in history finding its way into pop culture and being commemorated for all of time in films such as 300 and 300: Rise of an Empire. Although these films are wrapped in fictional narratives they do present the audience with the stories of two of the most impactful and important figures of the war, the Spartan king Leonidas, and the Athenian statesman Themistocles. <a href="https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/themistocles-the-hero-of-the-persian-war-66cbbd112300">Click Here</a>