A New Site on the Lost Fleets of Xerxes

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All modern navies are based from the British Navy. During Imperial Britain, she ruled the seas. Always a sea-faring nation, there is much tradition and lore that surrounds her navy. But since the days of the Hittite Empire nations and peoples have taken their combat to the oceans. Phoenicians and Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Chinese and Indians all made advancements in deadly struggle at sea. Here we discuss various aspects of that tradition. ...

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Author: * Aurelian Junius - 1 Post on this thread out of 578 Posts sitewide.
Date: Apr 3, 2006 - 23:23

The Greek Department of Underwater Archaeology, among several other partners, has set up a new website (click here) to report on discoveries relating to the ships that Xerxes' great invasion armada lost in 480 B.C.E. at the capt of Mount Athos; at Artemisium; in the Hollows of Euboea; and at Salamis. The site has links to articles about the hunt in newspapers and on the BBC, and to the relevant ancient sources.

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