The thesis attempts to present in detail the naval battle at the island of Salamis, which took place at the end of September 480 BC and was part of the Greco-Persian Wars. At the beginning of the thesis, the main ancient sources for the naval encounter, Herodotus and Aeschylus, are presented, on which the work is also based. Following this is a brief description of the beginning of the great war between the Greeks and the Persians, the campaign of the Persian king Darius I and the invasion of his successor Xerxes up to the battle in the Straits of Salamis. The thesis then continues with a detailed outline of the events immediately preceding the engagement, and a presentation of the main Greek and Persian commanders and their tactics. The central part of the thesis also contains a presentation of the battle scene and a detailed description of the trireme, the type of ship used by both sides in the battle. Following this, as much as sources allow, is a reconstruction of the battle between the Greek and Persian fleets at Salamis. In the final part of the thesis, in addition to the outline of what happened right after the battle, the reasons for the Greek victory are explained, and the consequences of the battle are listed.
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