Salamis

Japanese: Salamis
Salamis

…the historic naval battle of 480 BC in the Second Persian War. After the destruction of the first line of defense at Thermopylae, the Greek fleet that had been dispatched to Artemisium retreated to Salamis Island at the head of the Saronic Gulf, and gathered in the waters of the Salamis Channel and continued to wait. The Persian ground forces occupied Athens without bloodshed, easily took the Acropolis, and set fire to the Parthenon and other temples that were under construction after the Battle of Marathon, plundering and destroying the sacred treasures. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Salamis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第2次ペルシア戦争における前480年の歴史的海戦。テルモピュライの玉砕(テルモピュライの戦)によって第1次防衛線が崩壊すると,アルテミシオンに出動していたギリシア連合船隊はサロニカ湾奥のサラミスSalamis島に退き,サラミス水道内の海域に集結して待機を続けた。ペルシア地上軍はアテナイの国土を無血占領し,アクロポリスも難なく陥落させて,マラトンの戦ののち建築中であった〈古パルテノン〉その他の神殿に火をかけ,聖財を略奪破壊した。…

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