Temistocle
The Athenian general Temistocle lives in exile at the Persian court of Artaxerxes. He refuses to help the king conquer Athens, and Artaxerxes condemns him to death, but relents after being impressed by Temistocle’s honor. Temistocle loves Palmide, yet worries that accepting the king’s approval to marry her would make him betray his country.