“Underwater Remains of Ancient Naval Base Found”

“Underwater Remains of Ancient Naval Base Found” June 15, 2016

 

Von Kaulbach's Salamis
“Die Seeschlacht bei Salamis” (Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1868)
Wikimedia Commons public domain

 

Maybe underwater archaeology is just on my mind right now, but here’s some new archaeology relating to one of the most important battles in the history of Western civilization:

 

http://www.seeker.com/underwater-remains-of-ancient-naval-base-found-near-athens-1860334692.html?source=realclearscience.com

 

Sadly, there’ve been lots and lots of battles.  And many of them are rightly called “important.”  But only a few — Hastings, for example, and ‘Ayn Jalut and a few others — can justly be termed “pivotal,” “epoch-making,” battles that decisively altered human history.  The battle of Salamis is one of those.

 

Posted from Stockholm, Sweden

 

 


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