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Seapower and Western World. Part 2 The Battle of Salamis September 480 (BCE). World Map. Persian Empire. World Map. Greece & Aegean Sea. Phocaea. Peloponnesus Includes Sparta and Corinth. Phocaea. Attica and Island of Euboea Includes Athens, Eritrea and Aegina. Phocaea. Ionia - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Seapower and the Ancient Western World
Seapower and Western WorldPart 2The Battle of SalamisSeptember 480 (BCE)
World Map
Persian Empire
World Map
Greece & Aegean SeaPeloponnesus Includes Sparta and CorinthPhocaeaAttica and Island of Euboea Includes Athens,Eritrea and AeginaPhocaeaPhocaeaIoniaPhocaea to Miletus;Samos and Chios
499 BCE - Ionian Greeks Revolt Against PersiaDarius I or Darius the GreatEmperor of Persia550 486 BCE540 BCE - Ionian Greeks Fall Under Domination of Persian Empire
Cyrus IIor Cyrus the GreatEmperor of Persia600 530 BCEPhocaea
490 BCE Darius Launches Punitive Expedition Against Eritrea and AthensDarius I or Darius the GreatEmperor of Persia550 486 BCE
Phocaea
Battle of Marathon
Miltiades the Younger550 489 BCEGeneral at theBattle of MarathonPhocaea
Darius I or Darius the GreatEmperor of Persia550 486 BCEEnd of Round 1PhocaeaPhocaea
Xerxes I or Xerxes the GreatEmperor of Persia519 465 BCE
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Phocaea
Themistocles 524 459 BCEAthenian Politician and General
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Phocaea
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Phocaea
Themistocles 524 459 BCEAthenian Politician and General16
Impact of SalamisDecisive battle defeating Persian invasionDawn of Greek Golden Age: Philosophy, Science, Art, Poetry, etc.Foundation for future western civilization:Greece , Rome, Christianity, Medieval Europe, Renaissance, European Colonization of North & South America, American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, etc. , etc.
