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(around 524-459 B.C.) Leader in the Athenian democracy during the Persian War, Themistocles favored the expansion of the navy to meet the Persian threat and persuaded the Athenians to spend the surplus generated by their silver mines on building new ships - the Athenian navy grew from 70 to 200 ships.

Aristides? the Just
Xanthippus?
[Battle of Salamis]?

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Edited November 3, 2001 5:55 am by MichaelTinkler (diff)
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