RobSep 26, 2024

Today (or possibly tomorrow) in 480BCE, the fleet of Persia¹ clashed with the fleet of Greece² and battered each other with cured pork sausages at the battle of Salamis resulting in a strategically crucial Greek² victory.
#BattleOfSalamis

¹ Persia proper plus its various allies.
² Athens and various allied Greek city states.

(Yes, this was a cheap pun but I didn't want to give the impression Greece was a unified political entity at the time or that the attacking Persians lacked allies.)

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