Themistocles

[Emperor of Scandinavia]

he was ostracized from athens for 10 years so he went into exile in the persian empire. what if he is offered some large reward of a high position in govt if he helps the persians conquer greece(requires a fleet)
OR
he goes to sparta instead of the persians and they ask him to aid them in their conquest of athens once again he is offered gold/position in govt

would he accept either offer?

 

[ByzantineCaesar]

I don't think so since Sparta hadn't a good navy

 

[Atreus]

he was ostracized from athens for 10 years so he went into exile in the persian empire. what if he is offered some large reward of a high position in govt if he helps the persians conquer greece(requires a fleet)
OR
he goes to sparta instead of the persians and they ask him to aid them in their conquest of athens once again he is offered gold/position in govt

would he accept either offer?

When is this? So much turns on it, though I don;t think that Themistocles can bring down Athens for Sparta. For Persia, maybe, but thats another story.

 

[Saepe Fidelis]

Themosticles was the father of Athenian democracy, I doubt he'd work for Persians. Even if he did go and work for another city, which is likely, he would never work for the Persians because they're at war. Ostracism wasn't a deathblow to someone's politicla career-he could expect to bounce back from it whereas if he worked for th ePersians his political career would be dead outright, he'd be a traitor to the Greeks.

 

[Basileus Giorgios]

Themosticles was the father of Athenian democracy, I doubt he'd work for Persians.

He did in OTL. He became Satrap of Magnesia.

 

[Saepe Fidelis]

He did in OTL. He became Satrap of Magnesia.

Did he? Didn't know that, forgive me for my ignorance. However, the point is that he genuinely believed in democracy and so wouldn't work to overthrow it. Besides, he was old and was probably thinking of some for mof retirement anyway.