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Athens had a powerful navy. This navy was part of the combined navy of the alliance of southern Greek city-states which defeated the Persian navy (which was composrd of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships) at Salamis.

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There were over 20 city-states in the Greek fleet which defeated the Persians at Salamis.

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What Greek city state had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the battle of salamis?

Athens


The small Greek navy defeated the Persian fleet at the battle of what?

The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.


What happen at salamis?

A Greek fleet defeated a Persian fleet.


What happened during the battles between Persia and the Greeks at Marathon Salamis and Thermopylae?

At Marathon and Salamis, the Greek cities defeated the Persian forces. At Thermopylai the Persian forces defeated the Greek cities.


Who or what was salamis?

Salamis was a strait near Athens where a Greek fleet defeated a Persian fleet in 480 BCE. This the turning point in the Persian invasion of peninsular Greece.


In 480 bc who was the Greek's enemy?

A coalition of southern Greek city-states defeated a Persian fleet of Phoenician, Greek and Egyptian ships at the naval battle of Salamis.


What destroyed the Persian feet a salamis and what solders were responsibloe for the Persians defeat at platae?

The Persians were defeated by the Athenian Admiral Themistocles at the sea battle of Salamis and the Spartan general Pausanius defeated the Persian army led by Mardonius at the battle of Plataea .


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 .


His Persian fleet was defeated at Salamis?

King Xerxes' fleet of ships from Phonecia, Egypt and Asian-Greeks was defeated at the Battle of Salamis by the Greek fleet led by Spartan Admiral Eurybiades.


Who led the Persian army in 480 BC (and was defeated in a sea battle at Salamis)?

King Xerxes.


How long did the Battle of Salamis last?

In 480 BCE when the Greek fleed defeated the Persian fleet.


Who was defeated in the battle of salamis?

A Persian fleet drawn from its subjects - Phoenician and Asian-Greek cities and Egypt.