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480 bc
When the battle of Thermopylae ended it gave time for most of the army to retreat.

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The rest of Greek army escaped to the island of Salamis.

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Themistocles the leader of the Greek navy tried to convince the rest of the Greeks to come to the island for a trap.

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Xerxes positioned his fleet of ships outside of Salamis waiting for the ships to give up.

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Themistocles went to Xerxes saying that he is joining them because the Greeks are too weak.

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Xerxes gets tired of waiting and believes Themistocles. Xerxes advances his fleet into the Bay of Eleusis and the Saronic gulf.

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The Persians saw the Greeks imitating a retreat and followed them in. Trying to surround the Greeks by the island.

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The Persians tried to get close enough to attack but failed .

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The Greeks turned around and attacked the Persians. The Persian were defeated and retreated.

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The Greeks ended up losing 40 ships and Persians lost 200. This was the end of the Wars.