Artemisia I of Caria

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Artemisia I of Caria was a 5th-century BCE queen and naval commander who notably fought on the Persian side during the Greco-Persian Wars.

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Artemisia I of Caria canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek person
historical figure
naval commander
queen
ruler of Halicarnassus
activeDuring Greco-Persian Wars
allegiance Achaemenid Empire
approximateBirthCentury 6th century BCE
approximateDeathCentury 5th century BCE
associatedWithCity Halicarnassus
commanded Carian ships
naval contingent from Halicarnassus
continent Asia
country Caria
culture Greco-Carian
describedBySource Herodotus
ethnicGroup Carians
Greeks
father Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus
floruit 5th century BCE
gender female
governedFor Achaemenid Empire
historicalRegion Caria
knownFor being a female naval commander
courage and tactical skill at the Battle of Salamis
fighting on the Persian side in the Greco-Persian Wars
languageOfName Ancient Greek
name Artemisia I of Caria self-link
notableFor being one of the few documented female commanders in classical antiquity
numberOfShipsCommanded 5
participatedIn Battle of Artemisium
Battle of Salamis
Greco-Persian Wars
surface form: Second Persian invasion of Greece
placeOfRule Calymnos
Cos
Halicarnassus
Nisyros
politicalStatus vassal ruler
positionHeld Queen of Halicarnassus
tyrant of Halicarnassus
praisedBy Xerxes I
surface form: Xerxes I of Persia
region Asia Minor
servedUnder Xerxes I
surface form: Xerxes I of Persia
successor Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus
surface form: Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus
timePeriod Classical Greece

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Battle of Salamis PersianCommander Artemisia I of Caria
Halicarnassus hasNotableResident Artemisia I of Caria
Artemisia I of Caria name Artemisia I of Caria self-link