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The Persian navy, comprised mainly of contingents from Pxxxxxxx, Greek cities in Asia and from Egypt.

The Greek navy, compised mainly of contingents from southern Greece.

Each side comprised about 400 warships, each with a crew of about 200, so about 80,000 on each side.

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