Themistocles

American  

[thuh-mis-tuh-kleez] / θəˈmɪs təˌkliz /

noun

1. 527?–460? b.c., Athenian statesman.

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Themistocles British  

/ θəˈmɪstəˌkliːz /

noun

1. ?527–?460 _bc , Athenian statesman, who was responsible for the Athenian victory against the Persians at Salamis (480). He was ostracized in 470

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Example Sentences

Themistocles led the Athenian navy to victory against Persia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 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

For 34 days, Themistocles Zombas’s remains were on sawhorses on a New Jersey pier, draped with the same U.S. flag that had covered the coffin for its initial return from Europe in 1947.

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

The nucleus was to consist in three states, Argos, Elis and Mantinea, which had been visited by Themistocles just after the Persian wars and had set up democracies on the Athenian model.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert