Themistocles at Salamis: The Wooden Walls and the War for Athens | A Tale from Ancient Greece

Themistocles of Athens Defeats the Persians in the Battle of Salamis, 480 BC As the Battle of Salamis looms, the Athenian leader Themistocles struggles to save Athens-and all of Greece-during a second war against Persia. How will Themistocles and the allied Greeks defend their land against the invading Persian Empire of King Xerxes? A mysterious oracle from Delphi may hold the answer: they must trust in the "Wooden Walls" at "Divine Salamis"...
A story from Greek history (Persian Wars, 480 BC), based on Herodotus' Histories, featuring: Themistocles, Xerxes, the Pythia / Oracle of Delphi, Artemisia, Eurybiades
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Video footage from Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft, 2018)
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.co...)
Thumbnail Images (Creative Commons/Royalty-Free):
Bust identified as Themistocles: Roman copy of a c. 400 BCE Greek original
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View of the island of Salamis
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Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BCE, Delphi Archeological Museum (commons.wikime...)
Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (www.videvo.net...)
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