About this episode

The episode explores the aftermath of the Persian Wars and Themistocles' political journey in Athenian democracy.

Athens wins at Salamis, but what happens when the man most associated with that victory becomes politically untouchable? We close out our Themistocles series by following the messy aftermath of the Persian Wars, where glory fades fast and the real fight becomes reputation, alliances, and survival inside Athenian democracy. We walk through Themistocles’ return to power and his vision for rebuilding Athens with the future in mind, especially the push for fortifications and the long shadow of S...

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Host: Mark Selleck

Topics covered

• Athenian democracy
• Themistocles
• Persian Wars
• political reputation
• alliances
• fortifications

Keywords

• Themistocles
• Athens
• Salamis
• Persian Wars
• politics
• democracy
• fortifications

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Places: Athens

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