Battle of Artemisium

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The Battle of Artemisium was a series of naval engagements during the Greco-Persian Wars in 480 BC, fought off the coast of Euboea as a strategic counterpart to the land Battle of Thermopylae.

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Battle of Artemisium canonical 11

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instanceOf battle of the Greco-Persian Wars
naval battle
associatedWith Battle of Thermopylae
belligerent Achaemenid Empire
Athens
Corinth
Other Greek city-states
Sparta
cause Persian attempt to conquer mainland Greece
combatantType naval forces
commander Achaemenid admirals
Eurybiades
Themistocles
Xerxes I
conflict Greco-Persian Wars
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
date 480 BC
era Classical Greece
followedBy Battle of Salamis
Greek withdrawal to Salamis
GreekAlliance Hellenic League
GreekStrategy defensive naval stand
historicalPeriod 5th century BC
impact contributed to decision to fight at Salamis
demonstrated effectiveness of Greek trireme tactics
location Artemisium
Euboea
off the coast of Euboea
navalForcesType triremes
notableFeature heavy storm damage to Persian fleet
series of engagements over several days
use of ramming tactics
opponent Achaemenid Empire
Greek city-states
outcome tactical stalemate
partOf Greco-Persian Wars
surface form: Second Persian invasion of Greece
PersianDynasty Achaemenid dynasty
PersianStrategy use of numerically superior fleet
precededBy Persian advance into central Greece
primarySource Herodotus
relatedCampaign Persian march toward Athens
result inconclusive
strategicPurpose to block the Persian fleet
to protect the Greek flank at Thermopylae
strategicRelation fought concurrently with the Battle of Thermopylae
theatre Aegean Sea
North Euboean Gulf
surface form: Straits off northern Euboea
year 480 BC

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Themistocles participatedIn Battle of Artemisium
Battle of Salamis precededBy Battle of Artemisium
Battle of Thermopylae associatedEvent Battle of Artemisium
Athenian navy decisiveInBattle Battle of Artemisium
Xerxes I notableBattle Battle of Artemisium
300: Rise of an Empire depictsEvent Battle of Artemisium
Eurybiades commandedInBattle Battle of Artemisium
Artemisia I of Caria participatedIn Battle of Artemisium
Spartan navy notableBattle Battle of Artemisium
Hellenic League participatedIn Battle of Artemisium
Life of Themistocles focusesOnEvent Battle of Artemisium