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Salamis (/ ˈ s æ l ə m ɪ s / SAL-ə-miss; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς, romanized: Salamís) [3] or Salamina (Modern Greek: Σαλαμίνα, romanized: Salamína) is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about two kilometres (one nautical mile) from the coast of Athen's port of Piraeus and about 16 km (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 nmi) west of Athens center.
Battle of Salamis. 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 decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks.
The Salamis Tablet is a marble counting board (an early counting device) dating from around 300 BC, that was discovered on the island of Salamis in 1846. A precursor to the abacus, it is thought that it represents an ancient Greek means of performing mathematical calculations common in the ancient world. Pebbles ( Latin: calculi) were placed at ...
Saronic Islands. Coordinates: 37.8°N 23.5°E. The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland. [1] The main inhabited islands of this group are Salamis, Aegina, Agistri, and Poros. The islands of Hydra and Dokos, which lie off the ...
The ensuing naval Battle of Salamis ended in a decisive victory for the Allies, marking a turning point in the conflict. [21] Movements of the Persian and Greek armies in 480–479 BC. Following the defeat of his navy at the Salamis, Xerxes retreated to Asia with, according to Herodotus at least, the majority of the army.
Initially at Salamis, Eurybiades wanted to move the fleet to the Isthmus of Corinth, where the armies of the Hellenic League were building fortifications. [4] Themistocles saw the benefits of fighting at Salamis and wanted to force a naval battle there. Eurybiades was insistent, and Themistocles had to threaten to withdraw the Athenian fleet ...
Xanthippus (/ zænˈθɪpəs /; Greek: Ξάνθιππος, pronounced [ksán.tʰip.pos]; c. 525 – 475 BC) was a wealthy Athenian politician and general during the early part of the 5th century BC. His name means "Yellow Horse". [1] He was the son of Ariphron and father of Pericles. [2] A marriage to Agariste, niece of Cleisthenes, linked ...
Battle of Salamis. Themistocles (/ θəˈmɪstəkliːz /; Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524 – c. 459 BC) [1][2] was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having the ...