Salamis may refer to :
Places and battles
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Salamis Island
Salamis ( ; el, Σαλαμίνα, Salamína; grc, label=Ancient and Katharevousa, Σαλαμίς, Salamís) is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about off-coast from Piraeus and about west of central Athens. The chief city, Sala ...
in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, near Athens, Greece
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Salamina (city)
Salamina ( el, Σαλαμίνα or, old-fashioned, ) or Kοullοuri ( el, Κούλλουρη, links=no; Arvanitika: ) is the largest town and a former municipality on Salamis Island in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of ...
, former municipality on Salamis Island
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Salamis Naval Base, a Greek naval base on Salamis Island
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Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis ( ) was a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC. It resulted in a decisive victory for the outnumbered Greeks. The battle was ...
, 480 BC, between allied Greeks and Achaemenid Persian empire
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Salamis, Cyprus or Constantia, an ancient city in Cyprus
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Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (450 BC)
The Wars of the Delian League (477–449 BC) were a series of campaigns fought between the Delian League of Athens and her allies (and later subjects), and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. These conflicts represent a continuation of the Grec ...
, between Greeks and Persians
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Battle of Salamis (306 BC)
The naval Battle of Salamis in 306 BC took place off Salamis, Cyprus between the fleets of Ptolemy I of Egypt and Antigonus I Monophthalmus, two of the Diadochi, the generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought each other for c ...
, between Ptolemy I and Demetrius
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Salamis (ruin), site in Northern Israel that had formerly been a fortress
Other uses
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Greek battleship ''Salamis'', a dreadnought ordered in 1912
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Salamis (mythology), a nymph in Greek mythology
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''Salamis'' (butterfly), a genus in the family Nymphalidae
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''Salamis'' (novel), a 2020 book by
Harry Turtledove
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Salamis Tablet
The Salamis Tablet is a marble counting board (an early counting device) dating from around 300 BC, that was discovered on the island of Salamis in 1846. A precursor to the abacus, it is thought that it represents an ancient Greek means of perfo ...
, a counting board (300 BC) discovered on Salamis Island
See also
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Salami
Salami ( ) is a cured sausage consisting of fermented and air-dried meat, typically pork. Historically, salami was popular among Southern, Eastern, and Central European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for up to 45 days ...
, a type of cured sausage
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Salamina (disambiguation)
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