Battle of Salamis (306 BC)
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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 control of his empire.
19th-century depiction of the battle between Ptolemy and Demetrius Poliorcetes off Salamis.
Image: Ptolemy I Soter Louvre Ma 849
Image: Demetrios Poliorketes MAN Napoli Inv 6149
Salamis, Cyprus
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Salamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition, the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, king of the Greek island of Salamis, who could not return home after the Trojan War because he had failed to avenge his brother Ajax.
The gymnasium at Salamis
The theatre in Salamis
Image: Columns in Roman gymnasium, Salamis, Northern Cyprus
Image: Columns in Roman gymnasium, Salamis, Northern Cyprus 05