CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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He led the Athenian navy at the Battle of Salamis.
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He recorded the story of the Greco-Persian Wars.
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He led the Persian invasion of the island of Marathon.
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He defended a mountain pass against the Persian army.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Themistocles, (born c. 524 bce-died c. 460), Athenian politician and naval strategist who was the creator of Athenian sea power and the chief saviour of Greece from subjection to the Persian empire at the Battle of Salamis in 480 bce.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although heavily outnumbered, the Greeks were persuaded by Athenian general Themistocles to bring the Persian fleet to battle again, in the hope that a victory would prevent naval operations against the Peloponnese.
Detailed explanation-3: -Second Persian War In August 480 BC, Xerxes army came in contact with a small Greek force led by the Spartan king, Leonidas in Northern Greece at a place called Thermopylae, a narrow mountain pass. For three days the Greek force of 10, 000 men held back Xerxes army of possibly 250, 000 soldiers.