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The Persian admirals - there were two passages on either side of the island of Psittalia and the Persian fleet split to seal both, while the Egyptian component of the fleet went around to seal off the western entry to the gulf..
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∙ 14y agoGreek: Eurybiades of Sparta Persian: Ariabignes, King Xerxes' brother
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∙ 11y agoTheir politicians and generals over the fifty years of the Persian Wars.
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∙ 8y agoA combined fleet of the southern Greek city-states led by the Spartan admiral Eurybiades.
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∙ 10y agoThe Greeks, as you have already said.
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What was the the Greek city-state that had a powerful navy and defeated the Persian navy at the battle of Salamis?
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.
What was the name of the Athenian general that defeated Xerxes at the battle of Salamis?
The Greek fleet at Salamis was commanded by the Spartan admiral Eurybiades.
Where did the battle that helped turn back the Persians invasion of Greece happen?
In the strait between the island of Salamis and Attica, known as the Battle of Salamis, where the Persian fleet was defeated in 480 BCE. The following year in 479 BCE there was a land battle at Plataia where the army of the Persians and their Greek allies was defeated.
What was the sea battle in which the Athenians defeated the Persians in 480 BC?
The sea battle was Salamis, it was not the Athenians, it was a combined Greek fleet which included the Athenian navy.
What battle Did Themistocles defeat the Persians in?
Themistocles did not defeat the Persians. He commanded the Athenian contingent which was part of the Greek fleet under command of Spartan admiral Eurobiades which defeated the Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis in 480 BCE.
Who destroyed the Persians at Salamis?
A coalition fleet from about 30 Greek city-states
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.
How did Themisticles defeat the Persians?
He did not defeat the Persians. The Persians were defeated in three battles - Themistocles was at one of them - Salamis where the commander was Spartan Eurybiades. Themistocles is credited with a successful ruse to split the Persian fleet which evened the size of the fleets, and proposing the battle be carried out in the confined waters in the strait at Salamis which gave the Greek fleet the opportunity to attack the flanks of the heavier Persian ships with their lighter ones.
Who was the Athenian general that came up with a plan to fight the Persians?
In the decisive battle of Salamis 480 BCE, the Greek side was commanded by the Spartan admiral Eurybiades.
The location of a famous battle in which Greeks defeated the Persians was?
From Ancient Greek Map and questions, question #11 isn't?
Who destroyed the Persian fleet at salamis?
The Spartan Admiral Eurybiades led the Greek naval contingent to victory over the Persians at the sea battle of Salamis .
