seapower and western world
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Seapower and Western World. Part 2 The Battle of Salamis September 480 (BCE). World Map. Persian Empire. World Map. Greece & Aegean Sea. Phocaea. Peloponnesus Includes Sparta and Corinth. Phocaea. Attica and Island of Euboea Includes Athens, Eritrea and Aegina. Phocaea. Ionia - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
499 BCE - Ionian Greeks Revolt Against Persia
Darius I or Darius the GreatEmperor of Persia
550 – 486 BCE
540 BCE - Ionian Greeks Fall Under Domination of
Persian Empire
Cyrus IIor Cyrus the GreatEmperor of Persia
600 – 530 BCE
•Phocaea
490 BCE – Darius Launches Punitive
Expedition Against Eritrea and Athens
Darius I or Darius the GreatEmperor of Persia
550 – 486 BCE
•Phocaea
Impact of Salamis
• Decisive battle defeating Persian invasion• Dawn of Greek Golden Age: Philosophy,
Science, Art, Poetry, etc.• Foundation for future western civilization:– Greece , Rome, Christianity, Medieval Europe,
Renaissance, European Colonization of North & South America, American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, etc. , etc.