# Themistocles — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Themistocles in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Themistocles

**First appearance:** 0001-tusculan-disputations

## Who they are

Athenian general and statesman; architect of Greek victory at Salamis.

## In the story

### [Book IV: On Other Perturbations of the Mind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/chapters/book-iv-on-other-perturbations-of-the-mind)

Mentioned as an example of those whose commendable studies are wrongly called 'lust' by some.

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