Salamis
Xerxes' naval defeat
Salamis is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens, famous as the site of a decisive naval battle in 480 BCE where the Greek fleet defeated the Persian navy.
The Battle of Salamis is considered a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars. (Lowercase salamis is the plural of salami.)
trireme
Three-banked ancient warship
- Persian WarsHellenic-Achaemenid military conflicts
- XerxesAchaemenid king of kings
- AthenianAncient Greek city-dweller
naval · Artemisia · Herodotus · strait · fleet · Greek · victory · warship · galley · ramming
- Saronic IslandsHydra
- BattlesAntietam, Leipzig, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Bunker Hill
- European IslandsSicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus, Corsica
- Historic IslandsAlcatraz, Ellis Island, Elba, Devil's Island, Robben Island
- Ancient Greek warfareAchilles, Hector, Ajax, Odysseus, Agamemnon
- Greco-Persian WarsThermopylae, Marathon, Xerxes, Darius, Leonidas
greek vs persian military outcome
SalamisThermopylae
Greek coastal pass, ancient battle
Marathon · Attica · Peloponnese · Athens · Corinth
- salami slicesPortioned cured sausage pieces
- hard salamiDry-cured fermented sausage
- salami slicingTheft through tiny increments
- salami subCured pork deli sandwich
- beef salamiDried sausage from cattle
- grand salamiHome run scoring four