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What caused the Salamis war?

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There was no Salamis war. There was a naval battle of Salamis which was part of the Greek strategy to repel the Persian invasion of the Greek mainland in 480 BCE.

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When was the salamis war?

The Persian War 499-449 BCE included the battle of Salamis 480 BCE.


The battles at marathon thermopylae and salamis were part of what war?

The answer is the Persian war.


What is the site of the Persian war?

Greece. There were two Persian Wars. The First Persian War in 490 BC had only one major battle (Marathon). The Second Persian War in 480-479 BC had three major battles (Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea). Salamis was a sea battle. The sites can be found on a map of ancient Greece, and possibly even on a map of modern Greece.


Where was the decisive naval battle of the Persian war fought?

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Why did the Spartans fight at salamis?

No, it was the Athenians. Salamis was a sea battle, and at that time Sparta had no navy. Salamis appeared as a chance for the Persians to destroy the Athenian ships, but it was a trap, and the turning point of the Second Persian War.


What happened during the Salamis war?

There was no Salamis War. The sea battle of Salamis 480 BCE, won by the Greek navy, was a turning point in the invasion of mainland Greece by Persia. The following year 479 BCe the Greek army won at Plataia and the remainder of the Persian navy was destroyed at Mykale.


How many Persians were involved for salamis war?

Salamis was a sea battle. With about 400 ships on each side, each had 400 x 200 crew = 80,000.


What was the turing point in the Persian War?

The Greek defeat of the Persoan fleet at Salamis.


What and where did the ancient Greeks destory in 480bc?

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Significant battles of Persian war?

Lade, Marathon, Salamis, Plataia, Eurymedon, Cyprus.


Persian War site of Greek naval victory?

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