480 B. C. Salamis 5

Today is September 29, and on this date in history, in 480 B. C.. we witness the naval battle of Salamis, in the sea area near Athens where the ancient Greeks decisively defeated the Persians. The details of the battle are lost in the mists of history, but this battle marked the high water mark of the Persian invasion, and after that the Greeks gained the ascendancy. Most historians mark this battle as on of the decisive battles of history because of the preservation of the Greek civilization and the impact of the Greeks on the history and culture of the world.