The successful battle of Salamis in 480 BCE during the Persian War 499-449 BCE gave the Greek cities control of the sea, and this so weakened the Persian land forces that the Greeks were able to defeat them the following year at Plataia, and so turn bak the Persian invasion.
Greece. There were two Persian Wars. The First Persian War in 490 BC had only one major battle (Marathon). The Second Persian War in 480-479 BC had three major battles (Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea). Salamis was a sea battle. The sites can be found on a map of ancient Greece, and possibly even on a map of modern Greece.
The Persian War 499-449 BCE included the battle of Salamis 480 BCE.
The answer is the Persian 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.
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The Greek defeat of the Persoan fleet at Salamis.
The Persian war fleet at the battle of Salamis.
The main ones during the Persian War were Artemesion, Salamis, Plataea, Mycale, Eurymedon and Cyprus.
Naval Battle of Salamis (29 September 480): important battle during the Persian War, in which the Greek allies defeated the Persian navy .
Salamis which destroyed Persian sea power.
Lade, Marathon, Salamis, Plataia, Eurymedon, Cyprus.
Salamis, Mycale, Eurymedon, Cyprus.