Lives of Greek Statesmen by George William Cox read by Pamela Nagami Part 2/2 | Full Audio Book

Support through Patreon -   / librivoxaudiobooks   Merchandise - https://my-store-2993814.creator-spri... Lives of Greek Statesmen by George William Cox (1827 - 1902) Genre(s): War & Military, Biography & Autobiography, Political Science Read by: Pamela Nagami in English Parts: Part 1    • Lives of Greek Statesmen by George William...   Chapters: 00:00:00 - 23 - Themistokles, Pt. 7 00:16:38 - 24 - Themistokles, Pt. 8 00:37:21 - 25 - Pausanias, Pt. 1 00:57:37 - 26 - Pausanias, Pt. 2 01:17:32 - 27 - Gelon In the darkest days of the Persian War when the armies of Xerxes were overrunning northern Greece, Athens faced destruction. The desperate Athenians consulted the oracle at Delphi, who answered, 'For thus saith Zeus, that when all else within the land of Cecrops is wasted, the wooden wall alone shall not be taken.' The British historian, George Cox agrees with many other authorities that the Greek statesman, Themistocles, bribed the oracle. Realizing that their survival depended upon a strong navy, he declared that the prophesy meant that the Persians would be defeated, not by fortifying Athens, but by 'the fight at sea, for the fleet is your wooden wall.' This book is a short history of the founding fathers of Athens, its lawgivers, tyrants, and generals: Solon, Peisistratos, Kleisthenes, Miltiades, Aristeides, and, above all, Themistocles. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.) More information: https://librivox.org/lives-of-greek-s... LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)