When vastly outnumbered Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., it was a military upset rarely equaled in human history. A scrappy, freedom-loving nation had beaten the ...

It’s unusual for a modern Greek audience to punctuate an ancient tragedy with applause. But in July, a production of Aeschylus’ “The Persians” by the National Theatre of Greece, presented in the ...

One of the submerged walls found in Ampelakia Bay Ministry of Culture and Sports/V. Mentoyannis In late 2016, a team of 20 researchers took a detailed look at Ampelakia Bay on the Greek Island of ...

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The dichotomy of strategy and tactics in war did not solidify as a concept until the publication of Carl von Clausewitz’ On War in 1832. Since then the relationship between the two has been hotly ...

After the stunning victory at Salamis, Themistocles received a wreath of olive leaves in acknowledgement of his brilliance. A vote to decide who should receive the award for achieving the victory fell ...

SALAMINA, Greece -- Greece is commemorating one of the greatest naval battles in ancient history this year at Salamis, the claw-shaped island skirting the mainland near Athens. It's where the invading ...

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This engaging and informative account of the 480 B. C. showdown between Greece and Persia relies on the conflict's foremost ancient chronicler, Herodotus, whom Strauss deems an""excellent historian"" ...

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