Island of Salamis

• Travel:

  • Turkey & Greece 2019
    • Thu 3/14
      • 2:30pm — Depart from Corinth
      • 3:00 — Devotional at Shoreline or overlook at Cenchrea
      • 3:45 — Stop for Photo of Island of Salamis and History of the Battle of Salamis
      • 5:00 — Arrive at Athens

• Resources:

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia
  • Web
  • Map

Background

Salamis, island, town, and dimos (municipality), Attica (modern Greek: Attiki) perifereia (region), eastern Greece. The island lies in the Saronikos Gulf of the Aegean Sea, west of the port city of Piraeus within Greater Athens.

No, it's not THIS island of salamis:

History of the Battle of Salamis

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

Title photo credit

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