Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Zvisinei, sezvakaitika kuvanhu vakawanda vakakurumbira mudemokrasi yeAtene, vagari vomunyika yaThemistocles vakava negodo nokubudirira kwake, uye zvichida vakaneta nokuzvirumbidza kwake. Zvingangodaro kuti mukutanga kwa 479 BC, Themistocles akabviswa pakuva mutungamiri; panzvimbo pezvo, Xanthippus ndiye aifanira kutungamirira ngarava dzeAtene, uye Aristides mauto epasi. Kunyange zvazvo pasina mubvunzo kuti Themistokles akanga achishingaira mune zvematongerwe enyika uye mune zvechiuto kwoupenyu hwake hwose, hapana anotaura nezvemabasa ake muna 479 B.C.E. muzvinyorwa zvekare. Muzhizha regore iroro, pashure pokugamuchira gwaro rokupedzisira ravaAtene, vaPeloponnesians pakupedzisira vakabvuma kuunganidza uto ndokuenda kunotarisana naMardonius, uyo akanga atorazve Atene muna June. Muhondo inokosha yePlataea, maAllies akaparadza uto rePersia, nepo sezviri pachena pazuva rimwe chetero, mauto emaAllies akaparadza zvakasara zvengarava dzePersia muHondo yeMycale
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