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The Battle of Salamis (/ˈsæləmɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ναυμαχία τῆς Σαλαμῖνος, Naumachia tēs Salaminos) was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC which resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle was fought in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens, and marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece.
To block the Persian advance, a small force of Greeks blocked the pass of Thermopylae, while an Athenian-dominated Allied navy engaged the Persian fleet in the nearby straits of Artemisium. In the resulting Battle of Thermopylae, the rearguard of the Greek force was annihilated, whilst in the Battle of Artemisium the Greeks had heavy losses and retreated after the loss at Thermopylae. This allowed the Persians to conquer Boeotia and Attica. The Allies prepared to defend the Isthmus of Corinth whilst the fleet was withdrawn to nearby Salamis Island.
Although heavily outnumbered, the Greek Allies were persuaded by the Athenian general Themistocles to bring the Persian fleet to battle again, in the hope that a victory would prevent naval operations against the Peloponnese. The Persian king Xerxes was also eager for a decisive battle. As a result of subterfuge on the part of Themistocles, the Persian navy rowed into the Straits of Salamis and tried to block both entrances. In the cramped conditions of the Straits, the great Persian numbers were an active hindrance, as ships struggled to maneuver and became disorganized. Seizing the opportunity, the Greek fleet formed in line and scored a decisive victory.
Although heavily outnumbered, the Greek Allies were persuaded by the Athenian general Themistocles to bring the Persian fleet to battle again, in the hope that a victory would prevent naval operations against the Peloponnese. The Persian king Xerxes was also eager for a decisive battle. As a result of subterfuge on the part of Themistocles, the Persian navy rowed into the Straits of Salamis and tried to block both entrances. In the cramped conditions of the Straits, the great Persian numbers were an active hindrance, as ships struggled to maneuver and became disorganized. Seizing the opportunity, the Greek fleet formed in line and scored a decisive victory.
Xerxes retreated to Asia with much of his army, leaving Mardonius to complete the conquest of Greece. However, the following year, the remainder of the Persian army was decisively beaten at the Battle of Plataea and the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale. The Persians made no further attempts to conquer the Greek mainland. These battles of Salamis and Plataea thus mark a turning point in the course of the Greco-Persian wars as a whole; from then onward, the Greek poleis would take the offensive. A number of historians believe that a Persian victory would have hamstrung the development of Ancient Greece, and by extension western civilization, and this has led them to argue that Salamis is one of the most significant battles in human history.[5]
---------Some what o.K...I already talked about this battle/battles....Justplay4fun....Please stop using Wiki...Please.........
-------Here is what happened...
-----1st) Themistocles left before the fall of Thermopylae...That is how the Persians got behind the 300.....But let us go over what happened before that......Both Navies had the same type of ships so no advantage there...The Persians had 1,000 to the Greeks 200 ships.......The Persians sent 200 ships around the Island of Eubouea....to get behind the Greek fleet...Blocking the straits of Artemisium...A storm destroyed those ships...Now it was 800 vs 200...Just before night fell ,Themistocles launched an attack on the Persian navy...He knew when night came, the battle would stop...THE GREEKS WON THAT NIGHT...TO EVERYONE'S SURPRISE...They most likely out rowed the Persians...No one really knows why the Greeks did so well...
-----2)The Greeks went and rescued people from Athens and took them to Salamis......Now the Greeks rested up and set up their defense at Salamis...Waited for the Persians,after they burned Athens to the ground...killing those that stayed behind...For you see,the oracle at dephi told them in Athens...they wood be saved by wooden walls...It wasn't the Walls around Athens...It turned out to be,those who were saved, were saved by the wooden ships of the Greek navy.
------3)THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS ,WAS A GREEK VICTORY...once again the ships were the same...once again the Greeks smashed the Persian fleet........
-------The ships were the same in all, except one thing...The Greeks were defending their home...So they did not travel far...So their ships spent less time in moving in the water...Where the Persian fleet...had to travel farther and farther...The wood that made up their ships became heavy and water logged...This is the only qualified theory as to why THE GREEK NAVY OUT PREFORMED THE PERSIAN NAVY...The lighter/not water logged ships of the Greeks allowed them more speed...for ramming and mobility...Yes it was a bad ass battle...West over East...You can verify these facts if you do real research Justplay4fun...
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