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Themistocles was the Athenian leader who sank most of the Persian fleet at Salamis.
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What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
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 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.
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.
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 xerxes athenian leader sank most of the Persian fleet at salamis?
Xerxes was the Persian, not the Athenian leader. No leader at the battle sank most of anyone's fleet.
Where did the small Athenian fleet defeat the great Persian fleet?
It might be the battle of salamis (which was on the the salamis island) God loves you!!!!!!!!
Where did the small athen fleet defeat the Persian fleet?
The 180 Athenian ships were part of a Greek fleet of 370 triremens opposing a similar sized Persian fleet in the straits near Salamis.
Where did the Athenian navy turn back the Persians by destroying their fleet?
The Athenian naval force was part of a joint naval force from 30 city-states which defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis in 480 BCE.
Who sank most of the Persian fleet at salamis?
Themistocles was the Athenian general that defeated the Persians at Salamis. He used military strategy and tricked the Persians into sailing into the straits where they lost needed mobility.
Who was Themistocles and who did he lead in the Persian Wars?
He was a prominent leader in Athens, and commanded the Athenian fleet which formed part of the Greek fleet which opposed the Persian invasion.
What happen at salamis?
A Greek fleet defeated a Persian fleet.
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.
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.
Who won the Greek war salamis?
The Greek city-state of Athens emerged as the victor in the naval Battle of Salamis during the Greco-Persian Wars. Led by Themistocles, the Athenian fleet defeated the Persian navy, which was under the command of King Xerxes I. The victory at Salamis was a significant turning point in the war and helped secure Greek independence from the Persian Empire.
What was the place where Greek fleet attacked the Persian?
Salamis .
What island did the Greeks sink half the Persians?
The Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of Salamis.
