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|name = | |name = Battle of Salamis | ||
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|conflict = [[Greco-Persian Wars]] | |conflict = [[Greco-Persian Wars]] | ||
* | *Second Persian invasion of Greece | ||
|date = September 480 BCE | |date = September 480 BCE | ||
|place = Straits of [[Isle of Salamis|Salamis]], [[Greece]] | |place = Straits of [[Isle of Salamis|Salamis]], [[Greece]] | ||
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The | The '''Battle of Salamis''' was a naval battle fought between an alliance of [[Greece|Greek]] city-states under [[Themistokles]] and the [[Achaemenid Empire]] under King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] in 480 BCE, during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. | ||
A victory the Greeks, Xerxes was forced to retreat to [[Asia]] with much of his army, leaving his generals to complete the conquest of Greece. The battle also marked Themistokles' rise to popularity due to his victory.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | A victory the Greeks, Xerxes was forced to retreat to [[Asia]] with much of his army, leaving his generals to complete the conquest of Greece. The battle also marked Themistokles' rise to popularity due to his victory.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{1stm}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistokles and the Achaemenid Empire under King Xerxes I in 480 BCE, during the Greco-Persian Wars.
A victory the Greeks, Xerxes was forced to retreat to Asia with much of his army, leaving his generals to complete the conquest of Greece. The battle also marked Themistokles' rise to popularity due to his victory.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]