MILITARY PERSONNEL

Themistocles

524 BC - 459 BC

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Themistocles (; Ancient Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524 – c. 459 BC) was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having the support of lower-class Athenians, and generally being at odds with the Athenian nobility. Elected archon in 493 BC, he convinced the polis to increase the naval power of Athens, a recurring theme in his political career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Themistocles is the 26th most popular military personnel (down from 19th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Greece (up from 38th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Themistocles is most famous for leading the Athenian navy to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Themistocles ranks 26 out of 2,058. Before him are Romulus Augustulus, Flavius Aetius, Jochi, Simo Häyhä, Belisarius, and William Wallace. After him are Ptolemy I Soter, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Cao Cao, Erich von Manstein, Cesare Borgia, and Jan Žižka.

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Among people born in 524 BC, Themistocles ranks 1. After him is Epicharmus of Kos. Among people deceased in 459 BC, Themistocles ranks 1. 

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    Themistocles

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    524 BC - 459 BC

    HPI: 80.86

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Among people born in Greece, Themistocles ranks 36 out of 1,024. Before him are Xenophon (-430), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), and Gorgias (-483). After him are Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Cleisthenes (-565), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Leonidas I (-540), Peisistratos (-600), and Theophrastus (-371).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Themistocles ranks 3. Before him are Alexander the Great (-356), and Spartacus (-109). After him are Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Miltiades (-540), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Mardonius (-600), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), and Desmond Doss (1919).

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