The defeat of the Persian navy at Salamis in 480 was by no means the end of the war, but it was the decisive battle that made ultimate victory likely, if not inevitable. The final land battle ...

When the ancient Greeks faced the Persians in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis.

Archaeologists in Turkey have just identified the site of Alexander the Great's first victory over the Persian Empire ... endeavour into Turkey, at the Battle of Granico. Although this victory ...