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Battle of Salamis Memorial

Photograph at the Battle of Salamis Memorial Memorial

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 Xerxes. It resulted in a victory for the outnumbered Greeks.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis)

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