Battle of Salamis
WarGreco-Persian Wars
Year480 BC
LocationGreece
BelligerentsGreek city-states vs Persia
About the Battle
Themistocles lured the Persian fleet into narrow waters where their numbers were a disadvantage. The Greek victory saved Western civilization according to many historians. Xerxes watched from a golden throne on shore as his fleet was destroyed. Aeschylus, who fought there, later wrote a play about it.
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