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Treat yourself to self-care products or find great gifts such as the UFO 2 facial device with https://foreo.se/eyoa. Use the discount code: INVICTA20 for 20% off the UFO range. Following the brutal Aftermath of the Battle of Thermopylae a Spartan king lay dead and the city of Athens was in flames. Now the Greek alliance stands on the brink of total defeat. Their last hope of Avenging Leonidas and turning the tides of the Second Greco Persian War lies now with the Battle of Salamis. In this episode we break down the Herodotus account of this most famous of ancient battles. We begin with the preparations of the armies, followed by the battle plans, the mind games, and the deployment of the fleets before finally unravelling the Battle of Salamis itself. Sources and Suggested Reading Campbell, B. (ed). The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World. Oxford University Press, USA, 2013. Fields, N. Ancient Greek Warship. Osprey Publishing, 2007. Herodotus & John M. Marincola & Aubrey de Salincourt. The Histories. Penguin, 2003. Hornblower, S. The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press, USA, 2012. Kinzl, K.H. (ed). A Companion to the Classical Greek World. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Shepherd, W. Salamis 480 BC. Osprey Publishing, 2010. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:05 Athens Has Fallen 04:34 The Greek War Council 07:44 Preparations for Battle 11:20 The Persian War Council 13:57 Themistocles' Trick 15:59 The Battle of Salamis 20:33 The Persian Disaster Credits: Research = Invicta Script = Invicta Narration = Invicta Artwork = Penta Limited #history #documentary #greek