Battle+of+Salamis

=Battle of Salamis =


 * Who:** the Greek allied fleet (the majority from Athens), under the nominal command of Eurybiades of Sparta (with Themistocles of Athens as de facto commander), vs. the Persian fleet (with a significant Phoenician detachment), under the command of Achaemenes.
 * What:** Similar as Themopalyae, except on water. Themistocles said he does not like Greeks, I want Persians to win. Xerxes tries to attack both ways into the strait, but the Greeks were organized.
 * When:** September 480 BC
 * Where:** the straits of Salamis, Greece
 * Why:** This is basically the turning point of the second Persian invasion. Thermopalaye, no matter how glorious, was a great loss for Greece, but here Greece actually owns.