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The Battle of Thermopyle
We are talking about the persian wars, and specifically, the battle of thermopyle. Most people in athens assume that everything is fine, that the persians have gone. But there are those who kind of churchill like, are looking to the future. The ablest is a man called themistocles,. He's grown up as a political figure, really only knowing the democracy. And so he starts to t as elonges, who, yes, he's a populist. So he's t all, you could say he's appealing to the people. When we return, wel, i guess we'll be getting into the battle of Thermopyle. We'll be