The Battle of Salamis was one of the decisive battles of world history, in which the small city-states of ancient Greece joined forces to take on the mighty Persian Empire. After the defeat and ...

While events such as the Battle of Thermopylae and the naval Battle of Salamis are often remembered as turning points that shaped the Golden Age of Greece, the Greeks of Italy faced their own ...

Athens faced the Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis (an island off the coast of Athens) in 480BC and won, therefore, in their eyes, proving that this reading of the prophecy was correct.

The Battle of Salamis was one of the final battles in the second war, fought between the Persian Empire led by King Xerxes and an alliance of Greek city-states. Salamis is an island off the coast of ...

The games were held every four years at Olympia, a site in Western Greece that had a famous ... recent victory against the Persians at the battle of Salamis (480 BC). When the games were over ...

His recognition of naval power and diverse tactics led to victory at the Battle of Salamis. Themistocles' flexibility and strategic agility were pivotal in defending Greece and securing victory.

The story of the Piraeus Port is connected to one of the most glorious chapters in Greece’s rich history: the naval Battle of Salamis and the repelling of Persians that saved the future of Western ...