Salamis - The Battle of Salamis Between the Greeks and the Persians

Persian Wars - Battle of Salamis
"The Battle of Salamis. The date and very brief description of the Persian War Battle at Salamis at which the Persians were beaten in naval battle.

Themistocles
Themistocles was the Athenian leader of the Greeks at the Battle of Salamis.

Herodotus on Delphi
Herodotus reports on a Delphic Oracle which the Athenian leader Themistocles interpreted to mean the Greeks should fight by sea at Salamis.

The Battle of Salamis by Barry Strauss
Review of The Battle of Salamis The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece - and Western Civilization, by Barry Strauss.

Persian Wars
The major groups of people and Persian leaders involved chronologically in the Persian Wars.

Persian Wars Timeline
Timeline of events in the Persian Wars. Links to information on the Persian War Battles of Salamis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Plataea.

Persian Wars - Battle of Salamis
The Athenian statesman Themistocles (c. 514-449 B.C.) stationed the Athenian fleet at Salamis in 479 B.C., feigned retreat, and lured the Persians into the strait.