Battle of Salamis

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.

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naval battle, ancient Greeks, Achaemenid Empire, 

Georgios Averof, USS Charrette, 

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0086-09-01T00:00:00Z

0085-02-27T00:00:00Z

-86 — -85 Siege of Athens

0286-01-01T00:00:00Z

0286-01-01T00:00:00Z

-286 Siege of Athens

0295-01-01T00:00:00Z

0294-01-01T00:00:00Z

-295 — -294 Siege of Athens

0402-01-01T00:00:00Z

0402-01-01T00:00:00Z

-402 Battle of Piraeus

0403-01-01T00:00:00Z

0403-01-01T00:00:00Z

-403 Battle of Munichia

0403-01-01T00:00:00Z

0403-01-01T00:00:00Z

-403 Siege of Athens

0423-01-01T00:00:00Z

0423-01-01T00:00:00Z

-423 Battle of Megara

0430-01-01T00:00:00Z

0424-01-01T00:00:00Z

-430 — -424 Spartan invasions of Attica during the Archidamian War

0545-01-01T00:00:00Z

0545-01-01T00:00:00Z

-545 Battle of Pallene

1258-05-01T00:00:00Z

1258-06-01T00:00:00Z

1258 Battle of Karydi

1687-09-23T00:00:00Z

1687-09-29T00:00:00Z

1687 Siege of the Acropolis

1821-05-07T00:00:00Z

1822-06-21T00:00:00Z

1821 — 1822 Siege of the Acropolis

1826-08-03T00:00:00Z

1827-05-25T00:00:00Z

1826 — 1827 Siege of the Acropolis

1827-02-13T00:00:00Z

1827-02-22T00:00:00Z

1827 Battle of Kamatero

1827-03-04T00:00:00Z

1827-03-05T00:00:00Z

1827 Battle of Keratsini

1827-05-06T00:00:00Z

1827-05-06T00:00:00Z

1827 Battle of Phaleron

1827-05-18T00:00:00Z

1827-06-17T00:00:00Z

1827 Acropolis Fall

1916-12-01T00:00:00Z

1916-12-01T00:00:00Z

1916 Noemvriana

1941-04-20T00:00:00Z

1941-04-20T00:00:00Z

1941 Battle of Athens

1944-07-24T00:00:00Z

1944-07-24T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Bizani Street

1944-12-03T00:00:00Z

1945-01-11T00:00:00Z

1944 — 1945 Dekemvriana

1977-10-19T00:00:00Z

1977-10-19T00:00:00Z

1977 Conflict in AEG

0339-01-01T00:00:00Z

0337-01-01T00:00:00Z

-339 — -337 Athenian-Macedonian War (340–338 BC)

0491-01-01T00:00:00Z

0489-01-01T00:00:00Z

-491 — -489 First Persian invasion of Greece

0700-01-01T00:00:00Z

0600-01-01T00:00:00Z

-700 — -600 Salaminian wars

1395-01-01T00:00:00Z

1397-01-01T00:00:00Z

1395 — 1397 Ottoman raids into the Despotate of the Morea

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Frameless

Ship dashed against ship, till the Persian Army dead strewed the deep like flowers

The Naval Battle at Salamis (1868)

William Rainey - Death of the Persian admiral at Salamis (cropped to focus on Ariabignes)

Battle of Salamis by Barthélemy 1798

Kaulbach - The Battle of Salamis - with frame

Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian era (1794) (14597581279)

Σαλαμίνα-Χάρτα του Ρήγα-1797- Φύλλο 7

Battle of Salamis, 480BC

Greek triremes at Salamis

Naval battles, ancient and modern (1883) (14761766291)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1205	Duchy of Athens		Wikidata
area	region	1832	Kingdom of Greece		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Athens 199 BCE	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	86	Siege of Athens	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	286	Siege of Athens	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	295	Siege of Athens	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	402	Battle of Piraeus	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	403	Battle of Munichia	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	403	Siege of Athens	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	423	Battle of Megara	Peloponnesian League, Classical Athens, Megara, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	430	Spartan invasions of Attica during the Archidamian War	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	479	Battle of Salamis	Achaemenid Empire, ancient Greeks, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	545	Battle of Pallene	battle, Classical Athens, Pisistratides	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1258	Battle of Karydi	Principality of Achaea, Duchy of Athens, Lordship of Negroponte, Lordship of Salona, battle, Marquisate of Bodonitsa	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1687	Siege of the Acropolis	Ottoman Empire, Republic of Venice, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1821	Siege of the Acropolis	Ottoman Empire, battle, siege, combat	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1826	Siege of the Acropolis	Ottoman Empire, battle, siege, First Hellenic Republic	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1827	Battle of Kamatero	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1827	Battle of Keratsini	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1827	Battle of Phaleron	Ottoman Empire, battle, First Hellenic Republic	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1827	Acropolis Fall	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1916	Noemvriana	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Athens	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Bizani Street	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Dekemvriana	United Kingdom, battle, Greek People's Liberation Army, Kingdom of Greece	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1977	Conflict in AEG	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	war	339	Athenian-Macedonian War (340–338 BC)	war, Byzantium, Macedonia, Classical Athens, Phocis, Thessalian League, Thebes, Perinthus	Wikidata
event	war	491	First Persian invasion of Greece	war, Athens, Achaemenid Empire, Eretria	Wikidata
event	war	700	Salaminian wars	Classical Athens, series of wars, Megara	Wikidata
event	war	1395	Ottoman raids into the Despotate of the Morea	war, Ottoman Empire, invasion, Despotate of the Morea	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Olympias	ship replica, trireme	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-133	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-565	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-596	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2004	EAS	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1962	Eleusis Shipyards	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1821	Hellenic Army	army	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1821	Hellenic Navy	navy	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1919	Hellenic Coast Guard	coast guard, sea rescue organization	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1930	Hellenic Air Force	air force	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1937	Skaramangas Shipyards	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	fort		Agia Triada Fort	fort, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	fort		Boudoron	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of Corynos	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Leipsidrion	fort, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	fort		Panactum	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Phyle	archaeological site, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	400	Fortress of Fyli	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		Georgios Averof	preserved watercraft, Hellenic Navy, maritime museum, armored cruiser, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum	1943	USS Charrette	preserved watercraft, Hellenic Navy, destroyer, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Athens War Museum	library, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Hellenic Air Force Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Oinoe Frankish Tower	archaeological site, fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Ship dashed against ship, till the Persian Army dead strewed the deep like flowers		Commons
commons	image		The Naval Battle at Salamis (1868)		Commons
commons	image		William Rainey - Death of the Persian admiral at Salamis (cropped to focus on Ariabignes)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Salamis by Barthélemy 1798		Commons
commons	image		Kaulbach - The Battle of Salamis - with frame		Commons
commons	image		Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian era (1794) (14597581279)		Commons
commons	image		Σαλαμίνα-Χάρτα του Ρήγα-1797- Φύλλο 7		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Salamis, 480BC		Commons
commons	image		Greek triremes at Salamis		Commons
commons	image		Naval battles, ancient and modern (1883) (14761766291)		Commons