Quam porro industrius Themistocles, qui maximarum rerum cura districtus omnium tamen civium suorum nomina memoria comprehendit, per summamque iniquitatem patria pulsus et ad Xerxem, quem paulo ante devicerat, confugere coactus, prius quam in conspectum eius veniret, Persico sermone se adsuefecit, ut labore parta commendatione regiis auribus familiarem et adsuetum sonum vocis adhiberet.
How diligent moreover was Themistocles! Preoccupied as he was with attention to matters of the greatest importance, he nonetheless embraced in his memory the names of all his fellow citizens. Driven by a gross injustice from his country, he was forced to go for refuge to Xerxes, whom he had just recently defeated. Before coming into his presence, he acquainted himself with the Persian language in order that, winning recommendation by labour, he might bring to the royal ears a familiar, accustomed sound of voice.
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