The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought in 480 BC, between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Achaemenid Empire under King ...
Salamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta.
Salamis Island
Island in Greece
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Salamis or Salamina is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about two kilometres from the coast of Athens port of Piraeus and about 16 km west of central Athens. The chief city, Salamina, lies in the west-facing core of the crescent on... Wikipedia
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Battle of Salamis, 480BC, often called one of the most significant battles in history, in which the Greek fleet defeated ...
noun · an island off the SE coast of Greece, W of Athens, in the Gulf of Aegina: Greeks defeated Persians in a naval battle 480 b.c. 39 sq. mi. (101 sq. km).