Themistocles
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Summary
Themistocles was born on January 1, 524 BC[1], in Athens[2]. He died on January 1, 459 BC[3], in Magnesia on the Maeander[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and soldier[6]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,717 views/month, #6,442 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Magnesia on the Maeander[8], Tomb of Themistokles, Piraeus[9]
- Father: Neocles[10]
- Mother: Abrotonon[11]
- Spouse: Archippe[12]
- Child: Archeptolis[13], Mnesiptolema[14], Nikomache[15], Asia[16], Hellas[17]
- Country of citizenship: Classical Athens[18], Achaemenid Empire[19]
- Field of work: politics[20], naval vessel[21], Q137327446[22]
- Position held: eponymous archon[23], strategos[24]
- Religion or worldview: polytheistic religion[25]
- Sex or gender: male[26]
- Commons category: Themistocles[27]
- Military, police or special rank: strategos[28]
- Participated in conflict: Greco-Persian Wars[29]
- Allegiance: Classical Athens[30]
- Described by source: Parallel Lives[31], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[36], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Pauly–Wissowa[39]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[40], Old Persian[41]
- Name in native language: Θεμιστοκλής[42]
- Different from: Temistokles[43], Pseudo-Themistocles[44]
- Time period: classical antiquity[45]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Themistocles include walls of him[46], an archaeological site[47], in Greece[48] and Themistoclesia[49], a taxon[50].
Why It Matters
Themistocles has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for him include walls of him[46], an archaeological site[47], in Greece[48] and Themistoclesia[49], a taxon[50].
FAQs
Where was Themistocles born?
Themistocles's place of birth was Athens[2].
Where did Themistocles die?
Themistocles died in Magnesia on the Maeander[4].
Who were Themistocles's parents?
Themistocles's father was Neocles[10]. Themistocles's mother was Abrotonon[11].
Who was Themistocles married to?
Themistocles's spouses include Archippe[12].