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Who fought in the battle salamis?
The Greek and Persian fleets.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 war is Greek's famous for winning?
The battle of Salamis, the battle of Thermopylae and the battle of Marathon is the famous battle in Greek.
Where was the battle of strait of salamis?
Between the Island of Salamis and the Greek mainland near Athens.
What caused the Salamis war?
There was no Salamis war. There was a naval battle of Salamis which was part of the Greek strategy to repel the Persian invasion of the Greek mainland in 480 BCE.
What happened during the Salamis war?
There was no Salamis War. The sea battle of Salamis 480 BCE, won by the Greek navy, was a turning point in the invasion of mainland Greece by Persia. The following year 479 BCe the Greek army won at Plataia and the remainder of the Persian navy was destroyed at Mykale.
Who fought in the battle salamis?
The Greek and Persian fleets.
Who won the Greek war salamis?
There was no Greek war Salamis. There was a sea battle in which the fleet of the southern Greek cities defeated a Persian-led fleet of warships supplied by its subject territories - Phoenicias, Asian-Greek and Egyptian.
Where was the battle of salamis fought at?
In the straits between mainland Greece and the Island of Salamis, September 480 BC. The battle was a decisive Greek victory
Why did the athenians win the battle of salamis?
First of all the Athenians did not win the battle of salamis, the Greeks did and they won because they had smaller and faster Greek ships
Who were the leaders of the battle of Salamis?
Persian - Xerxes I. Greek - Eurybiades of Sparta.
Who was a great Spartan general in ancient Greece?
Eurybiades led the united Greek resistance against the Prsian invasion in 480 BCE at the turning point battle of Salamis.
During a major battle the Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off what small island?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the small island of Salamis during the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC as part of the Greco-Persian Wars. This naval battle was a significant turning point in the conflict, leading to Greek victory and the eventual defeat of the Persian invasion.
