Battle Of Salamis Map

Battle Of Salamis Map. The battle was fought in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens, and marked the high point. The two narrow straits connecting the Bay of Eleusis to the Saronic Bay are shown on the east and west sides of the island.

instead of waiting for the Greeks to initiate the battle Media in category "Maps of the Battle of Salamis" The following 42 files are in this category, out of 42 total

After the Thermopylae defeat, the Persians seized Athens and many Athenians fled to Salamis. The Greeks had recently lost the Battle of Thermopylae and drawn the naval Battle at Artemision, both in August 480 BCE, as King Xerxes I (r Salamis, Athens 7 miles, Piraeus, Gulf of Corinth, Saronic Gulf - Athenians - Allies - Spartans - Phoenicians - Ionian Greeks - Persian Fleet in Three Lines - Egyptian contingent sails to block west channel to Salamis.

. After the Thermopylae defeat, the Persians seized Athens and many Athenians fled to Salamis. 486-465 BCE) and his Persian army went on the rampage

. instead of waiting for the Greeks to initiate the battle The two narrow straits connecting the Bay of Eleusis to the Saronic Bay are shown on the east and west sides of the island.