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Themistocles and the Wooden Walls: Salamis Decoded
When the Persian fleet outnumbered the Greeks nearly three to one in 480 BCE, the oracle at Delphi gave a terrifying prophecy: 'Only a wooden wall shall remain unconquered.' Most Athenians thought it meant fortifying the Acropolis. One man — Themistocles — read it differently. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the double meaning of the 'wooden wall,' the desperate evacuation of Athens, the cunning deception that lured the Persian navy into the narrow strait of Salamis, and the trireme tactics that saved Greece. They trace the battle hour by hour: the morning standoff…
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