Themistocles
Americannoun
noun
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In it, he compared himself to one of the great statesmen of ancient Athens: “I have terminated my political career, and I come, like Themistocles, to throw myself on the hospitality of the British people.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
The fact that Napoleon was able to refer to Themistocles in his letter to the Prince Regent reflects the familiarity of the ancient world to educated people of the period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Shattered and lost without their son, the couple wanted to return to their native Greece, but only with Themistocles.
From Washington Post • May 30, 2022
"Moisture is one of the worst enemies for traditional cast iron," says Food52 buyer Peter Themistocles.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2022
Plutarch claimed that Hellas could, in his time, number scarcely 3,000 hoplites, while in the time of Themistocles, Megalis alone had put as many in the field.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
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