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What is the significance of the Battle of Salamis as it relates to the Persian War?
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It was the turning point of the Second Persian War; the beginning of the end. After destroying the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae and burning Athens which had been abandoned rather than defended, the Persian Empire seemed unbeatable. At Salamis the Persian Navy was soundly defeated, and the went home. Xerxes also went home, leaving the Persian Army in Greece. They were defeated in the next year at the Battle of Plataea, and then they too went home. The Persians continued to meddle in Greek affairs afterward, and they sided with Sparta against Athens in the Peloponnesian War, but they never again attempted an invasion of Greece after their defeat at Salamis.
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What is the significance of the battle of the Plataea?
It completed on land the repelling of the Persian invasion begun at the sea battle of Salamis the year befre.
What was the key battle site of Persian Wars?
Salamis which destroyed Persian sea power.
Who can give you a brief sommery of the battle of salamis?
Naval Battle of Salamis (29 September 480): important battle during the Persian War, in which the Greek allies defeated the Persian navy .
What is the key battle site of Persian Wars?
Salamis.
Who fought in the battle salamis?
The Greek and Persian fleets.
Why were Greeks on the island of salamis during the battle of salamis?
It was a sea battle. The Greek fleet assembled at the island of Salamis in preparation to fighting the Persian fleet.
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.
What was the significance of the Battle of Plataea?
The Persian navy was defeated at Salamis and Mycale which removed that threat. The Persian army defeat at Plataea which finally collapsed their invasion of Greece when the land threat was also removed.
What was the significance of battle of plataea?
The Persian navy was defeated at Salamis and Mycale which removed that threat. The Persian army defeat at Plataea which finally collapsed their invasion of Greece when the land threat was also removed.
What was a key battle site of Persian Wars?
Salamis, Plataia.
What Persian leader lost at the battle of salamis?
Xerxes I of Persia .
Where was the decisive naval battle of the Persian war fought?
salamis
