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Themistocles and the Wooden Walls of Athens
In this episode of Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Democracy, and Endless War, Lucas and Luna explore the pivotal moment when Athens turned to the sea. When the Persian army under Xerxes bore down on Greece in 480 BCE, the Athenians faced an impossible choice: abandon their city or fight a land battle they couldn't win. Themistocles, the wily politician and naval visionary, convinced them to trust in the 'wooden walls'—their fleet. We follow the desperate evacuation of Athens, the construction of the largest Greek navy ever assembled, and the cunning strategy that lured the Persian…
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