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|next = [[Peloponnesian War]] | |||
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|conflict = [[Greco-Persian Wars]] | |||
*[[Second Persian invasion of Greece]] | |||
|date = September 480 BCE | |||
|place = Straits of [[Isle of Salamis|Salamis]], [[Greece]] | |||
|result = Greek victory | |||
|side1 = Greek [[polis|city-states]] | |||
|side2 = [[Achaemenid Empire]] | |||
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|commanders1 = {{Wiki|Eurybiades}}<br />[[Themistocles]] | |||
|commanders2 = [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] of [[Persia]]<br />[[Artemisia I of Caria]]<br />{{Wiki|Achaemenes (satrap)|Achaemenes}}<br />{{Wiki|Ariabignes}}<br />{{Wiki|Damasithymus}} | |||
|commanders3 = | |||
|commanders4 = | |||
|forces1 = 371–378 ships | |||
|forces2 = ~900–1207 ships<br />600–800 ships | |||
|forces3 = | |||
|forces4 = | |||
|casual1 = 40 ships | |||
|casual2 = Unknown | |||
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The [[Battle of Salamis]] was a naval battle fought between an alliance of [[Greece|Greek]] city-states under [[Themistocles]] and the [[Achaemenid Empire]] under King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] in 480 BCE, during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. | The [[Battle of Salamis]] was a naval battle fought between an alliance of [[Greece|Greek]] city-states under [[Themistocles]] 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 Themistocles' rise to popularity due to his victory. | 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 Themistocles' rise to popularity due to his victory.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
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The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles 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 Themistocles' rise to popularity due to his victory.[1]
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)