Themistocles Fight Against The Persians

Of all the notable figures of the ancient world, Themistocles stands paramount as the Athenian general, whose abilities as a tactician and strategist thwarted the Persian invasion force, effectively saving the entire Greek culture from the armies led by Xerxes. Described by ancient writer Thucydides as ‘a man who showed an unmistakable natural genius… and deserves our admiration’, Themistocles was the most influential leader of the Athenian war effort against the Persians. It was he who realized that the Persian threat was imminent and catastrophic, and it was his radical advancement of Athenian sea power which allowed the Greeks to achieve victory over the Persians.

After serving at the battle of Marathon, in 490BC during the first invasion,