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They attack the weary Persians as they disembark.
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Their ships on shaky legs after a month at sea.
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They attack
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before they can establish their war camp
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and supply their soldiers.
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And who is the architect of this mad strategy?
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A little-known Athenian soldier.
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His men call him
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Themistokles.
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He gives the Persians a taste of Athenian shock combat.
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All thoughts of glory are gone.
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Thousands dead.