Themistocles was born about 523 BC. Although he came from the aristocratic Lycomid clan, his lineage was not particularly distinguished and almost nothing is known about his parents. Rumours that ...

A copy of Themistocles' order to evacuate Athens was discovered on stone in the back of a Greek coffee house in 1959. It reads: "The Athenians and all foreigners who live in Athens shall send ...

More than anything, Themistocles' ostracism was a sign of changing times. The new rising star of Athenian politics was Cimon, whose father, Militiades, had led the Greeks at Marathon. Unlike ...

Themistocles remained one of the most powerful politicians in Athens for the next decade, though little mention is made of him in the surviving records. He does not seem to have played a major ...

Themistocles Zombas was in the first shipment of flag-draped caskets from Europe’s battlefields. But it would be among the last to reach its final place of rest. Years would pass before Zombas ...