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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.


Why did the athenians win the battle of salamis?

First of all the Athenians did not win the battle of salamis, the Greeks did and they won because they had smaller and faster Greek ships


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The Greek blocking force held the pass while the naval engagement in the adjacent strait at Artemesion began.


What was the name first battle in which the Greeks defeated the Persians?

Salamis.


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No the first Persian invasion was in 490bc, the battle associated with the invasion was the Battle of Marathon.


What bay was the Site of the first great greek naval battle?

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The first naval battle of the Civil War happened on April 13, 1861. This naval battle took place at Fort Sumter.


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Xerxes the first


Was the first war pesians vs Greece in Thermopylae?

Actually no the first war toke place at the Battle of Marathon during the rule of Darius.


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