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The 29 pages that link to Battle of Salamis, each with the reason it gives.

• Naval warfareBroader topic: The confined waters helped a smaller Greek force exploit Persian numerical superiority.

• Greco-Persian WarsBroader topic: The Greek victory disrupted Xerxes’ supply and command at sea.

• Aegean SeaBroader topic: The battle demonstrated how Aegean waters could shape a decisive naval campaign.

• Athenian EmpireBroader topic: Athens’ contribution to this victory strengthened its claim to lead the postwar maritime coalition.

• Persian EmpireBroader topic: The Greek victory checked the invasion and forced Xerxes to withdraw from Greece.

• Xerxes IBroader topic: Its outcome undermined Xerxes’ campaign and prompted his departure from Greece.

• Battle of MarathonRelated: It became a decisive Greek victory in the invasion that followed Marathon.

• PericlesRelated: The fleet’s success helped establish the maritime power that underpinned Periclean Athens.

• ThemistoclesBroader topic: Themistocles helped bring about the battle and was central to its Greek strategy.

• TriremeBroader topic: Greek triremes used the confined waters to overcome a larger Persian force.

• Battle of PlataeaRelated: Its aftermath forced Xerxes to withdraw, leaving Mardonius to continue the campaign on land.

• PiraeusRelated: The nearby victory demonstrated the strategic value of Athens’s fleet and harbors.

• AristidesRelated: Aristides returned from ostracism before Salamis and supported the defense against Persia.

• Battle of MycaleRelated: Salamis had weakened Persian naval power before the campaign that ended at Mycale.

• Battle of ThermopylaeRelated: The victory followed Thermopylae and disrupted Xerxes’s invasion by sea.

• Second Persian invasion of GreeceCompared with: Salamis contrasts the Persian land advance with the naval defeat that changed its course.

• Athenian navyRelated: The Athenian fleet’s performance at Salamis established its strategic importance.

• The PersiansRelated: The battle’s Persian defeat is the catastrophe reported and mourned in the play.

• HistoriesBroader topic: The battle’s outcome turns on Greek strategy against a larger Persian force.

• Artemisia I of CariaBroader topic: Artemisia fought in the battle and became the subject of Herodotus’ most famous episode about her.

• Naval rammingBroader topic: The battle is a celebrated example of Greek ships using close maneuver and impact tactics.

• Greek triremeBroader topic: Greek triremes used confined waters and maneuverability against a larger Persian force.

• Saronic GulfRelated: The gulf’s waters hosted this decisive ancient battle.

• Battle of ArtemisiumRelated: After withdrawing from Artemisium, the Greek fleet fought again at Salamis.

• Leonidas IRelated: This Greek victory followed Thermopylae and helped turn the invasion against Persia.

• Salamis IslandBroader topic: The battle that made the island a landmark in Greek and Persian history.

• Ancient maritime historyBroader topic: The battle demonstrates how local waters and ship tactics could shape a major invasion.

• Athens in the 5th century BCBroader topic: Athenian ships played a decisive role in the battle that checked the Persian invasion.

• Hamilcar I of CarthageCompared with: The traditional simultaneous date for Salamis and Himera has prompted scrutiny of both accounts.