Herodotus: Themistocles interprets the Delphic oracle of the 'wooden wall' as ships and builds 200 ships with silver from Laurion; Plutarch's…
Themistocles becomes general and tries to put the citizens on triremes to face the enemy at sea
παραλαβὼν δὲ τὴν ἀρχὴν εὐθὺς μὲν ἐπεχείρει τοὺς πολίτας ἐμβιβάζειν εἰς τὰς τριήρεις, καὶ τὴν πόλιν ἔπειθεν ἐκλιπόντας ὡς προσωτάτω τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἀπαντᾶν τῷ…
Location: Plut. Themistocles 7
Themistocles interprets the Delphic oracle of the 'wooden wall' as ships and builds 200 ships with silver from Laurion
πέμψαντες γὰρ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐς Δελφοὺς θεοπρόπους χρηστηριάζεσθαι ἦσαν ἕτοιμοι·
Location: 7.140-144
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Herodotus, Histories | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | a는 기원전 480년, b는 기원전 481년 |
Place: Athenai
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