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Greek warships won the decisive naval Battle of Salamis
Themistocles lured the heavy Persian fleet into narrow straits in 480 BCE
In 480 BCE, Athenian commander Themistocles ambushed King Xerxes' Persian fleet in the narrow waters between Salamis and the Greek mainland. The agile Greek triremes rammed and sank scores of unwieldy Persian ships, forcing Xerxes to retreat and securing the survival of ancient Greek democracy.
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