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Eurybiades

The Spartan commander at the time of the Persian invasion of 480 BCE; he was the commander of the united Greek army and navy against the forces of the Persian king, Xerxes.

After the city of Athens had fallen to the Persians, his plan was to remove the remainder of the Greek navy to the Isthmus of Korinth (Corinth) and, if the sea battle was lost, retreat to Sparta; the Athenian commander, Themistokles (Themistocles) convinced him to sail against the Persian navy from the island of Salamis; the victory was stunning and the Persians were forced to flee with their decimated fleet.

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