Which Athenian politician and general convinced the Greeks to fight at sea at the Battle of Salamis?
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Correct answer: Themistocles, the naval strategist
Themistocles argued that the Delphic Oracle's 'wooden walls' referred to Athens' fleet. He then lured the far larger Persian navy into the narrow straits of Salamis, where their superior numbers became a fatal disadvantage. The resulting Greek victory at Salamis in 480 BCE effectively ended the Persian naval threat.
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