Battle of Salamis

THEMISTOCLES THE STRATEGOS

                To win a war, you must have a good strategy and use good tactics. The Greek word “strategos” is the Greek word for “general”. Their word “taktos” meant “ordered or arranged”. We now use strategy to refer to the overall plan to win a war. Tactics refers to the Read more

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THEMISTOCLES THE TRICKSTER

             Greek civilization passed on many achievements to Rome and then Western Civilization. Had the Persians won the Persian Wars, it is possible that we would not have the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes. We might not have all the teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Our civilization Read more

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ARTEMISIA

                  Artemisia was a Greek queen who sided with Emperor Xerxes when he invaded Greece in the Persian Wars.  She provided a few ships for his navy and captained one of them herself.  Before the Battle of Salamis, she was the only one of Xerxes’ captains to argue against Read more

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