# Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits

> Examine the Greek decision to fight in restricted waters, the Persian fleet, and the commanders whose choices shaped the naval battle.

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## Concepts

### Themistocles

Themistocles was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themistocles
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themistocles?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Artemisia I of Caria

Artemisia I of Caria was a queen of the ancient Greek city-state of Halicarnassus, which is now in Bodrum, Turkey. She was also queen of the nearby islands of Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos, within the Achaemenid satrapy of Caria, in about 480 BC.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_I_of_Caria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_I_of_Caria?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits

Examine the Greek decision to fight in restricted waters, the Persian fleet, and the commanders whose choices shaped the naval battle.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Xerxes I

Xerxes I was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Eurybiades

Eurybiades was the Spartan navarch in charge of the Greek navy during the Second Persian invasion of Greece.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurybiades
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurybiades?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Salamis Island

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 Athens center.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamis_Island
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamis_Island?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Battle of Artemisium

The Battle of Artemisium or Artemision was a series of naval engagements over three days during the second Persian invasion of Greece.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Artemisium
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Artemisium?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Trireme

A trireme was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trireme?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Battle of Plataea

The Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plataea
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plataea?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

### Second Persian invasion of Greece

The second Persian invasion of Greece occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece.

Topics: history, historical episode

Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece?action=history
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

## Relationships

- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Themistocles: Athenian strategist
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Xerxes I: Persian king
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Eurybiades: Greek fleet commander
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Artemisia I of Caria: Persian-allied commander
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Salamis Island: Battle waters
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Trireme: Warship type
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Second Persian invasion of Greece: Wider campaign
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Battle of Artemisium: Earlier naval fighting
- Salamis, 480 BCE: Fighting in the Straits — related_to → Battle of Plataea: Following land victory
- Themistocles — related_to → Eurybiades: Greek command partners
- Artemisia I of Caria — related_to → Xerxes I: Served Persian king
- Trireme — related_to → Salamis Island: Fought in the straits
- Xerxes I — related_to → Second Persian invasion of Greece: Led the invasion
- Battle of Artemisium — related_to → Second Persian invasion of Greece: Earlier campaign battle