When Democracy Goes to War: The Battle of Salamis and Ancient Athens

By David M. Pritchard | October 2nd, 2020

Konstantinos Volanakis’ painting ‘The Naval Battle of Salamis’ (1882, oil on canvas), which belongs to the Hellenic Navy. Professor David M. Pritchard believes that the battle between the Athenians and the Persians is, probably, the turning point in the history of Classical Greece.

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