Xerxes I of Persia was defeated in the naval battle of Salamis by Athenian admiral Themistocles .
Salamis.
Battle of Salamis and later at the Battle of Plataea
In 480 BCE when the Greek fleed defeated the Persian fleet.
They defeated them in a sea battle at Salamis.
Naval Battle of Salamis (29 September 480): important battle during the Persian War, in which the Greek allies defeated the Persian navy .
The Battle of Salamis ~ see related link below .
The Greek fleet at Salamis was commanded by the Spartan admiral Eurybiades.
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.
Salamis, Plataia, Mykale, Eurymedon, Cyprus.
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 .
The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.