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The Achaemenid Navy and the Battle of Salamis
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna dive into the Achaemenid navy—a fleet that spanned the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Indian Ocean, crewed by Phoenicians, Egyptians, Cypriots, and Ionian Greeks. They explore the navy's structure, its role in imperial logistics, and its most dramatic moment: the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE, where Xerxes' massive invasion fleet faced the Athenian triremes. The conversation covers ship types like triremes and penteconters, the crucial Phoenician shipbuilding tradition, the strategic use of naval forces in the Greco-Persian Wars, and the limits of…
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