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Anniversaries
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Births: Nostradamus (Michel de Nostredame), astrologer, 1503;
Roger Eliot Fry, painter and critic, 1866; King George VI, 1895; Paul
Eluard (Eugene Grindel), poet, 1895. Deaths: Thomas Tenison,
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1715; George ...
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An American Themistocles
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune
; ...that Leonidas didn't win the Persian Wars. Themistocles did, and Themistocles had an altogether different set of qualities...into a hasty attack.The Athenians valued Themistocles, but they never really loved him. He was...
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It may be time for America to elect a Themistocles
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze
; ...that Leonidas didn't win the Persian Wars. Themistocles did, and Themistocles had an altogether different set of qualities...into a hasty attack. The Athenians valued Themistocles, but they never really loved him. He was...
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INVESTING IN EDUCATION WHERE'S THEMISTOCLES WHEN YOU NEED HIM? IF VIRGINIA GIVES EVERYONE A CAR TAX REBATE, PERHAPS EVERYONE IN THE STATE WILL BUY A NEW CAR. BUT IN 10 YEARS, THEY WILL OWN LARGELY RUST AND MEMORIES.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...but on the pressing insistence of Themistocles, son of Neocles, the money was used...evacuated. The city was burned but Themistocles' triremes destroyed the Persian fleet...Salamis in 480 B.C.'' No doubt Themistocles was denounced by his political enemies...
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East against West: The First Encounter. The Life of Themistocles.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review
; ...The First Encounter. The Life of Themistocles. Dmitry Shlapentokh. Ludmila Prednewa...at the role of the Athenian leader, Themistocles, in the Greek wars against the Persian...at best a temporary phenomenon, as Themistocles saw). The moral of this short book...
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FISCAL 2008 APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION:THEMISTOCLES SPARANGIS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Congressional Testimony 03-29-2007 Statement of Themistocles Sparangis Chief Technology Director, Educational Technology...distinguished members of the Subcommittee, my name is Themistocles Sparangis and I am the Chief Technology Director for...
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Underwater archaeologists working in the Aegean have begun a search for a fleet of trireme warships used in the Battle of Salamis in 480BC when the Greeks, led by Themistocles, defeated a large Asian force led by Xerxes.(News)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...Aegean have begun a search for a fleet of trireme warships used in the Battle of Salamis in 480BC when the Greeks, led by Themistocles, defeated a large Asian force led by Xerxes. The team will use sonar scanners and submersibles to search for the legendary...
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Themistocles? Hugh White is out to sea.(Defence)
Magazine article from: Quadrant
; The Defence Update, which John Howard launched last week, was a seminal document in the development of Australian strategic policy. This is all the more important to recognise given the desperate and somewhat disgraceful efforts of former defence bureaucrats Hugh White and Paul Dibb to misrepresent
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WITH COLLEGE OVER, TAILBACK OPTS FOR NEW FOOTBALL FIELDS HE CALLS TIMEOUT ON A JOB AND SUITS UP FOR EUROPE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; HANOVER - Tom Themistocles thought he had seen the last of...way to his first real world job. Themistocles, 23, of Hanover, realized how...spring he returns to the gridiron. Themistocles is rushing around, getting his...
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The dreaded ostraca.
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...wells. The names of Aristides and Themistocles, two well-known Athenian statesmen...Athens depended on its army, while Themistocles insisted the city-state's navy...proposals. Finally, in 482 B.C., Themistocles convinced his supporters that Aristides...
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A LEADER MORE CLEVER THAN PURE.(Perspective)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...that Leonidas didn't win the Persian Wars. Themistocles did, and Themistocles had an altogether different set of qualities...into a hasty attack. The Athenians valued Themistocles, but they never really loved him. He was...
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