Battle of Salamis
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battle-of-salamis-188-5360300
title:
Battle of Salamis
text:
The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought in 480 BC, between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Achaemenid Empire under King Xerxes. It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle was fought in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens, and marked the high point of the second Persian invasion of Greece. It was arguably the largest naval battle of the ancient world, and marked a turning point i
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480 BC naval battle of the Greco-Persian Wars
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis
date created:
2002-04-06T15:12:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:53:21Z
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