And all Tories delighted in the prospect of spiking the guns of the UK Independence Party, which is seeking to outflank the Conservatives on the Eurosceptic right.
Churchill's former party had been deeply divided over the free trade issue, allowing the Liberals to outflank them and Campbell-Bannerman to become Prime Minister.
Knowing victory would be impossible if the Persian forces simply outflanked them by sea, Athens marshaled a force of 271 triremes to sail into battle against 1,207 Persian ships.