Themistocles

525–462 BC
Athenian hero of the Battle of Salamis. He masterminded Athenian naval supremacy.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Battle of Salamis  in	Xerxes  by  Jacob Abbott
Wooden Walls  in	Pictures from Greek Life and Story  by  Alfred J. Church
Traitor or Patriot  in	Pictures from Greek Life and Story  by  Alfred J. Church
In the Straits  in	Helmet and Spear  by  Alfred J. Church
Of the Preparations of the Greeks  in	The Story of the Persian War  by  Alfred J. Church
Of the Battle of Thermopylae (cont.)  in	The Story of the Persian War  by  Alfred J. Church
Of the Greeks at Salamis and of the City of Athens  in	The Story of the Persian War  by  Alfred J. Church
Savior of Athens  in	Tales of the Greeks: The Children's Plutarch  by  F. J. Gould
Preparations for Defense  in	The Story of the Greeks  by  H. A. Guerber
Battles of Salamis and Plataea  in	The Story of the Greeks  by  H. A. Guerber
Themistocles  in	Famous Men of Greece  by  John H. Haaren and A. B. Poland
How Themistocles Saved Greece  in	Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men  by  Caroline H. and Samuel B. Harding
Themistocles  in	Back Matter  by  books/horne/statesmen/_back.html
Themistocles  in	Our Young Folks' Plutarch  by  Rosalie Kaufman
Themistocles  in	Stories from Greek History  by  Ethelwyn Lemon
Battle of Artemisium  in	The Story of Greece  by  Mary Macgregor
Themistocles Deceives the Spartans  in	The Story of Greece  by  Mary Macgregor
Wooden Walls of Athens  in	Historical Tales: Greek  by  Charles Morris
Four Famous Men of Athens  in	Historical Tales: Greek  by  Charles Morris
The Wooden Walls  in	Stories of the Ancient Greeks  by  Charles D. Shaw
Great Persian Invasion  in	The Story of the Greek People  by  Eva March Tappan
Themistocles  in	Plutarch's Lives W. H. Weston  by

Image Links
Themistocles: From a bust in the Vatican.  in Pictures from Greek Life and Story	Themistocles  in The Story of the Greeks	Celebrated Greeks—II.  in Greatest Nations - Greece
Themistocles  in Back Matter	Themistocles and the Greek Captain  in Stories from Greek History	Ship dashed against ship, till the Persian dead strewed the deep like flowers.  in The Story of Greece
He stood silent before the king.  in The Story of Greece	Themistocles at the Persian Court  in Plutarch's Lives W. H. Weston