Battle of Salamis - Wikipedia The Battle of Salamis ( ˈsæləmɪs SAL-ə-miss) 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 victory for the outnumbered Greeks
Battle of Salamis | Persian Fleet, Greek Victory, Naval Warfare . . . Battle of Salamis, (480 bc), battle in the Greco-Persian Wars in which a Greek fleet defeated much larger Persian naval forces in the straits at Salamis, between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port-city of Piraeus
Battle of Salamis - World History Encyclopedia The Greeks had recently lost the Battle of Thermopylae and drawn the naval Battle at Artemision, both in August 480 BCE, as King Xerxes I (r 486-465 BCE) and his Persian army went on the rampage The Greeks won at Salamis, one of the greatest and most significant military victories in antiquity
Travels Through Greco-Roman Antiquity :: Salamis - Villanova Light, fast, and maneuverable, it was the principal naval vessel with which Persia, Phoenicia, and the Greek city-states vied for mastery of the Mediterranean from the Battle of Salamis (480 BC) through the end of the Peloponnesian War (404)
Battle of Salamis (480 BCE) - World History Edu The Battle of Salamis, fought in 480 BCE, stands as one of the most pivotal naval engagements in ancient history Occurring during the second Persian invasion of Greece, this confrontation pitted a coalition of Greek city-states against the powerful Achaemenid Persian Empire
Battle Of Salamis: Ancient Greece Defeats Xerxes Persia At Sea . . . Concerned that other parts of his sprawling empire might rise up in rebellion when they heard the news of his defeat at Salamis, Xerxes took the remains of his fleet back to Asia Minor, leaving his army to winter in northern Greece