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Salamis Island Salamis ( ; ) or Salamina () is the largest Greece, Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about from the coast of Athens' port of Piraeus and about west of Athens center. The chief city, Salamina (city), Salamina, lies in the west-facing core of ...

in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, near Athens, Greece **

Salamina (city) Salamina (, ) or Kοullοuri (; Arvanitika: ) is the largest city and a former municipality on Salamina Island in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Salamina, of which it is the seat and a municipal un ...

, former municipality on Salamis Island **

Salamis Naval Base The Salamis Naval Base () is the largest naval base of the Hellenic Navy. It is located in the northeastern part of Salamis Island (Cape Arapis), Greece and in Amphiali and Skaramangas. It is close to the major population centre of Athens. Most H ...

, a Greek naval base on Salamis Island **

Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis ( ) was a naval battle fought in 480 BC, between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Achaemenid Empire under King Xerxes. It resulted in a victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle was fou ...

, 480 BC, between allied Greeks and Achaemenid Persian empire *

Salamis, Cyprus Salamis (; ; ) was 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, king of the Greek is ...

or Constantia, an ancient city in Cyprus **

Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (450 BC) The Wars of the Delian League (477–449 BC) were a series of campaigns fought between the Delian League of Classical Athens, Athens and her allies (and later subjects), and the Achaemenid Empire of Ancient Persia, Persia. These conflicts re ...

, between Greeks and Persians **

Battle of Salamis (306 BC) The naval Battle of Salamis in 306 BC took place off Salamis, Cyprus between the fleets of Ptolemy I of Egypt and Antigonus I Monophthalmus, two of the Diadochi, the generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought each other for ...

, between Ptolemy I and Demetrius * Salamis (ruin), site in Northern Israel that had formerly been a fortress

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* Greek battleship ''Salamis'', a dreadnought ordered in 1912 *

Salamis (mythology) Salamis ( ; ) was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river-god Asopus Family Salamis’ mother was Metope, daughter of Ladon, another river god. She was sister to Corcyra, Sinope, Aegina, Peirene, Cleone, Thebe, Tanagra, Thespi ...

, a nymph in Greek mythology * ''Salamis'' (butterfly), a genus in the family Nymphalidae * ''Salamis'' (novel), a 2020 book by

Harry Turtledove Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his ...

Salamis Tablet The Salamis Tablet is a marble counting board (an early counting device) dating from around 300 BC, that was discovered on the island of Salamis in 1846. A precursor to the abacus, it is thought that it represents an ancient Greek means of perfo ...

, a counting board (300 BC) discovered on Salamis Island

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