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Noun: Themistocles  thu'mi-stu,kleez
  1. Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-459 BC)

Type of: national leader, statesman, statesperson

Encyclopedia: Themistocles, the Lover of His Country