Themistocles

Question 1

Main feature

Answer 1

Sneaky and cunning (a characteristic that was praised by the Greeks though - clever)

Question 2

Examples of Themistocles being cunning

Answer 2

sends messenger to Xerxes to tell him that “he is a supporter of the king and wants you to win”

-> manages to get the Persians to do the battle where he wants it, rather than wait for other Greeks to reached deliberations (does it behind people’s backs - “sneaked out of the assembly”)

keeps Xerxes on his side in case he needs it
“he wanted to have a claim on the king’s gratitude in the future so that if he fell out of favour with the Athenians he would have somewhere to escape to”

Question 3

Good tactical planner

Answer 3

Believes Salamis sea battle is best idea (and he is write) so he deliberately tells Xerxes “the Greeks have given up” in order to guarantee that the battle happens where he wants it to

Question 4

Good Greek

Answer 4

cunning

gets given good speeches that are carefully planned out

correctly interprets oracle about “wooden walls”