The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece and Western Civilization

In the second of The Hellenic-American Foundation’s virtual events, we welcomed Professor Barry Strauss to discuss the importance of the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Salamis.

Professor Barry Strauss tells the gripping story of when, in September 480 BC, Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in one of history's most important naval battles. Outnumbered, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of stratagem and courage. The Greek victory at Salamis remains one of the most tactically brilliant battles ever fought – halting the advance of the Persian Empire and setting the stage for the Golden Age of Athens by saving the first democracy in history. Named one of the best books of 2004 by the Washington Post, his book, The Battle of Salamis, is “a military epic of the first order” (Boston Globe).

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