The Themistoclean Wall (Greek: Θεμιστόκλειον τείχος),[1] named after the Athenian statesman Themistocles, was built in Athens, Greece during the 5th century BC as a result of the Persian Wars and in the hopes of defending against further invasion.
- ^ THE ANCIENT CIRCUIT WALL OF ATHENS: Its Changing Course and the Phases of Construction Anna Maria Theocharaki Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens Vol. 80, No. 1 (January–March 2011), pp. 71-156 https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2972/hesp.80.1.0071