How did the Persian War in Salamis end?

Answer 1

The successful battle of Salamis in 480 BCE during the Persian War 499-449 BCE gave the Greek cities control of the sea, and this so weakened the Persian land forces that the Greeks were able to defeat them the following year at Plataia, and so turn bak the Persian invasion.

Answer 2

Destruction of the Persian fleet removed its threat to the Greek cities, allowing them to release their armies from defending their cities and so able to concentrate to defeat the Persian army the following spring at Plataia.

It also removed the naval protection of the Persian supply fleet coming from Asia Minor, and the Persians had to send half their army home for the winter, evening up the odds at Plataia.

Answer 3

The Persian fleet was determined to destroy the Greek fleet to clear the way for their invasion. The Greek fleet was determined to destroy the Persian fleet to remove the threat of invasion.

The Greek fleet tried to defeat the Persians at Artemesion and failed. They both tried to defeat each other again at Salamis and the Greeks won and the remaining Persian ships were withdrawn to Asia Minor. Without the tactical and logistics support of its fleet, the Persian army was defeated and returned to Asia.

Answer 4

The Persian fleet was so weakened that it had to retire toMykale on the Asia Minor coast. Without the threat of a Persian amphibious attack on their home cities, the southern Greek city-states were able to stop remaining at home defending their own cities, and unite their armies and defeat the army of the Persians and their Greek allies at Plataia and repel the Persian invasion.

Answer 5

It ended the amphibious threat to the Greek city-states, which kept their armies at home defending them. Without the naval threat, they were able to send out their armies to unite and defeat the Persian army at Plataea.

The fleet loss also exposed the Persian sea supply line, forcing them to send half their army back to Asia and evening up the army numbers at Plataea.