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During the Persian Wars,when
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the Themistocles is trying to convince
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his fellow Greeks to stay and fight at Salamis,
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but they are reluctant to do,he says okay
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if you won't stay and fight at Salamis,
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while all our men are already located on our ships,
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we will take these ships, sail them away to Italy,
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and settle an Athens in Italy.
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Well, the Spartans take them very seriously
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and they say okay we'll stay and fight at Salamis.
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So, such a concept was a possibility.
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It's not the whole story though. Let me turn to the question