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The Greek fleet at Salamis was commanded by the Spartan admiral Eurybiades.

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Who was been defeated in the battle of salamis?

Xerxes I of Persia was defeated in the naval battle of Salamis by Athenian admiral Themistocles .


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.


Who led the Persian army in 480 BC (and was defeated in a sea battle at Salamis)?

King Xerxes.


His Persian fleet was defeated at Salamis?

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.


What king attacked and destroyed Athens only to be defeated by salamis bay?

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The great athenian general who set a trap for xerxes navy and his army?

Themistocles set a trap for the Persian navy at Salamis. He didn't set any trap for the Persian army other than when the Persian fleet was defeated and had to withdraw to Asia, the Persian cargo fleet could no longer supply the army, and half of it had to be sent home.


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 did Sparta and Athens stop king xerxes March into Greece?

Sparta and Athens, along with other Greek city-states, stopped King Xerxes' march into Greece at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. This naval battle occurred in the straits between the island of Salamis and the Athenian coast, where the Greek fleet decisively defeated the Persian navy. Prior to this, the Persian advance was also halted at the Battle of Thermopylae, where a small Greek force, including Spartans led by King Leonidas, made a valiant stand against Xerxes' much larger army.


Where did Xerxes see his Navy destroyed at?

The Battle of Salamis on 29 September 480 BCE.


What happened when the Persian King Xerxes invaded the Greek Homeland?

His forces had an initial naval victory at Artemesion, but was then defeated at Salamis, Plataia and Mycale. The Persian invasion failed.


What did xerxes witness in salamis?

A foothill of Mt Aigaleos above the overlooking the strait between Athens and Salamis.


Did Thermistocles hold back Xerxes' army at the battle of Thermopylae?

The Athenian general Themistocles commanded the major Athenian component of the Greek fleet which engaged the Persian fleet in the Artemesion strait bedside the Thermopylai pass.The object of holding the pass was to precipitate this sea battle to destroy the Persian amphibious threat to the southern Greek cities. The Greeks lost, and the pass was abandoned as having no further use.The Greeks tried again in the strait at Salamis near Athens and defeated the Persian navy.The blocking force at Thermopylai pass was commanded by the Spartan general King Leonides.