Themistocles & Persian War Period (1 Viewer)

[AussieSwimChick]

In my class i have to collect four pieces of source material from ancient and modern writers that provide information about Themistocles in the Persian War period. i have no idea where to start or even where to look for this guy. anyone got any suggestions?

 

[LaCe]

I wont go into detail but here are the sources

Ancient Sources:
Plutarch
Herodotus
playwrites such as Aeschylus and Aristophanes

Modern Sources: (Any reliable modern historian)
Bradley
Bury and Meiggs
etc..

 

[AussieSwimChick]

ta muchly.

 

[grk_styl]

Plutarch is the ABSOLUTE BEST for Themistocles. I read his chapter and loved it! Plutarch provides complete details of his life, and gives his opinion of his character.

 

[Cab31]

One of the best archeological finds was 'themistocles decree' aka the trozean inscriptions. If these are to be beleives, he was nothing short of a genious. I agree plutarch is great. He descibes themistocles as standing alone when it came to foresight and intellect - one of the best quotes you'll find on themistocles