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

Around the time Themistocles became a chief magistrate in 493, a developing concept was isonomia: equality before the law.

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

"Traditional cast iron is prone to rusting. Seasoning will help to prevent that. As you season more and more, it will also create a naturally nonstick surface," explains Themistocles.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2022

Of this argument the well-known speech of Themistocles is a specimen.

From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob