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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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enemy. Themistocles was vehe-mently in favor of staying at Salamis and fighting in the narrow straits, wherethe superior numbers of the Persian ships could not help them. But all hisenthusiasm and eloquence were insufficient to convince his colleagues, and whennight closed the council the majority voted in favor of retreat, which was tobegin on the following morning. But there was no shaking the resolution of Themistocles. He was almostin despair when he returned to his ship, but he soon went back to Eurybiades-and succeeded in persuading him to call the council again. The commandersobeyed, but were surly and angered, insisting that the whole matter had beenclosed. Plutarch relates that Eurybiades was so incensed by the language ofThemistocles that he raised his stick to strike him, whereupon the Athenianexclaimed, Strike, but hear me ! The Spartan commander, however, was won over, and without putting thequestion to a vote, he issued orders for the fleet to remain at Salamis and give
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Greece—The Council of Salamis 205 battle to the Persians. Preparations were vigorously made, but the disheartening news received from home the next day caused an almost open mutiny. Athird council was called, and, despite the fierce pleadings of Themistocles, hesaw the majority were against him, and then it was that he did an exceedinglyclever thing. The debate went on hour after hour. The members who were opposed toremaining were impatient and wished to bring the question to a vote, for therewas no doubt of the result, but Themistocles dinned away with his arguments,repeating many of them over and over again, though never without great force.It may be wondered whether among his listeners there was none who saw therewas something, unsuspected by the others, behind all this argumentation of theeloquent Athenian. The truth of it was that Themistocles was neither tryingnor hoping to bring his comrades over to his view; he was talking against time,for the success of the stratagem he had

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