Salamis Ancient Greece Map
Last week on battles that made history we covered the famous siege of yorktown.
Salamis ancient greece map. People 25 warfare battles 21 art architecture 21 states cultures 15 religion mythology 14 places 13 daily life 4 time period 3 philosophy science 1 regions. This week we re talking about salamis bay one of the. Map 3 teaching resource 2 travel 1 primary source 13 related. Ships arrived from all over the world making it a major hub of activity.
It was the battle that would bring about the downfall of the british occupation of the american colonies. Map of the battle of salamis 480 bc map of the battle of salamis 480 bc. Salamis athenians allies spartans phoenicians ionian greeks persian fleet in three lines athens 7 miles piraeus egyptian contingent sails to block west channel to salamis gulf of corinth saronic gulf history for the relaxed historian. And now after almost 2 500 years archaeologists have possibly identified the ancient military harbor that played its crucial role in one of the largest naval battles of antiquity.
Elizabeth lundin march 8 2020. Battle of salamis 480 bc battle in the greco persian wars in which a greek fleet defeated much larger persian naval forces in the straits at salamis between the island of salamis and the athenian port city of piraeus by 480 the persian king xerxes and his army had overrun much of greece and his navy of about 800 galleys bottled up the smaller greek fleet of about 370 triremes in the saronic gulf the greek commander themistocles then lured the persian fleet into the narrow waters of. P 8 on the map ancient salamis an island north of famagusta off the coast of attica and part of the roman province of cilicia. Paul the apostle landed on this island and preached in their synagogues.
The island of salamis is famous for the battle of salamis. To that end a collaborative effort by a. σαλαμίνα is an ancient greek city state on the east coast of cyprus at the mouth of the river pedieos 6 km north of modern famagusta according to tradition the founder of salamis was teucer son of telamon who could not return home after the trojan war because he had failed to avenge his brother ajax. Battles that made history.
You can refine the search results by selecting any of the filters below. On the eastern side of the island is its main port paloukia in size second in greece only to piraeus the port of athens. Persian wars 24 greek warfare 21 battle of salamis 18 greek tragedy 15 athens 15 subjects. Because of yorktown the americans were able to seize their independence from britain and emerge as a new nation.
Salamis was believed to have been the capital of cyprus as far back as 1100 b c. Marking the turning point in the second persian invasion of greece and possibly the persian greek wars the battle of salamis fought in 480 bc was a major naval engagement where the greeks emerged victorious in spite of being outnumbered by their persian counterparts.