Trivia: The Battle of Salamis was a decisive Athenian naval battle against who?
Spartans
Phoenicians
Persians
Ottomans
The correct answer is Persians
So why is this answer correct? : Today, Salamis is a popular weekend vacation spot off the coast of Athens, but two-and-a-half millennia ago, the island stood witness to one of the greatest linchpin moments of history. In 480 BCE, the Greek navy led by Themistocles decisively defeated King Xerxes and the Persian Empire off the coast of Salamis. Xerxes retreated to Asia, and his forces were defeated at the Battle of Plataea one year later. The Persians never threatened the Greek peninsula again.