He persuaded the Athenians to divert distributing a large silver discovery from distribution to citizens to building 100 warships, using the argument that, after the defeat of the Persian expedition at Marathon, they would return in force and a strong navy was essential to offset Persian land power.
For both securing grain via sea and later as an offensive weapon, Themistocles took the following actions to build a strong navy for ancient Athens:
* He began the process of developing and fortifying the the rocky Piraeus with its three natural enclosed harbors;
* He removed Athenian warships from being beached in the Bay of Phaleron which left them as targets for enemies and bad weather;
* He convinced the Athenian government to use a new source of silver to finance the building of more warships; and
* Athens had a navy of over 200 ships it needed for the next Persian war.
Themistocles.
During this phase of the war, both Athens and Eritrea sent a small part of their navy to help the Ionian Greeks. It wasThemistocleswho had encouraged the Athenians to build up their navy for protection. The Athenian navy was strong, with small but fast ships. Their help angered Darius I, who vowed to take revenge on the Greek city-states.So he"encouraged Greece to create a strong navy"
Themistocles.
Athens did not have a senate. Themistocles was a politician who persuaded the Athenians not to spend the proceeds of a rich silver strike on themselves, but to build a war fleet, knowing that the Persians would return to avenge their loss at Marathon.
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Themistocles.
Themistocles led Athens to build a large navy that was eventually useful in defeating the Persians. He also served as Arkhon or Ruler during the Wars.
During this phase of the war, both Athens and Eritrea sent a small part of their navy to help the Ionian Greeks. It wasThemistocleswho had encouraged the Athenians to build up their navy for protection. The Athenian navy was strong, with small but fast ships. Their help angered Darius I, who vowed to take revenge on the Greek city-states.So he"encouraged Greece to create a strong navy"
Themistocles in 483 BC
Themistocles.
The Greeks built the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis.
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When Athens used its navy to good effect during the 27-year Peloponnesian War, Sparta realised that it had to get the Peloponnesian league an equally strong nave to succeed. They took money from Persia to build a fleet which finally destroyed the Athenian navy and led to Athens' surrender.
Pericles was an Athenian archon who helped to build Athens. His most notable accomplishment was the Parthenon along with the 20 other structures on the Acropolis.
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Athens did not have a senate. Themistocles was a politician who persuaded the Athenians not to spend the proceeds of a rich silver strike on themselves, but to build a war fleet, knowing that the Persians would return to avenge their loss at Marathon.
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