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The '''Isle of Salamis''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island located in the region of [[Attika]], off the [[Port of Piraeus]]. The area was known for the [[Battle of Salamis]], where the allied Greek city-states led by [[ | The '''Isle of Salamis''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] island located in the region of [[Attika]], off the [[Port of Piraeus]]. The area was known for the [[Battle of Salamis]], where the allied Greek city-states led by [[Themistokles]] defeated the armies of [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
In 431 BCE the [[Sparta]] ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] travelled to a [[Salamis Marble Quarry|quarry]] on the island, where she eliminated [[Brison]] of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | In 431 BCE the [[Sparta]] ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] travelled to a [[Salamis Marble Quarry|quarry]] on the island, where she eliminated [[Brison]] of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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- "It's in this bay that the great Athenian strategos Themistokles destroyed the Persian fleet and saved the Greek world from annihilation."
- ―Herodotos

The Isle of Salamis is a Greek island located in the region of Attika, off the Port of Piraeus. The area was known for the Battle of Salamis, where the allied Greek city-states led by Themistokles defeated the armies of Xerxes I of the Achaemenid Empire.[1]
In 431 BCE the Sparta misthios Kassandra travelled to a quarry on the island, where she eliminated Brison of the Cult of Kosmos.[1]
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