salamis in English
Village shops that once sold their ham in coffin-shaped tins, now peddle vac-packed slices of salami and prosciutto crudo, and this must surely be a step in the right direction.
Use "salamis" in a sentence
1. But now in Salamis, Ajax' isle, we lie.
2. Artemisia Was The Only Naval Officer Who Advised Xerxes I Against The Battle Of Salamis
3. – Cooked or aged Fiedler-brand products include hams, turkey breast, pork pâtés and salamis.
4. In 490 BC the Athenians defeated the Persians at Marathon, and again in 480 BC at Salamis
5. The Salamis Abacus (kept now in Epigraphical Museum of Athens) is dated around 300 B.C
6. According to Herodotus, Queen Artemisia of Caria pointed this out to Xerxes in the run-up to Salamis.
7. The Allies prepared to defend the Isthmus of Corinth while the fleet was withdrawn to nearby Salamis Island.
8. Salamis has an area of 36 square miles (93 km2); its highest point is Mavrovouni at 1,325 feet (404 metres).
9. But the Athenians had evacuated the city by sea, and under Themistocles they defeated the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis.
10. Acesas (Greek Ακεσας) was a native of Salamis in Cyprus famed for his skill in weaving cloth with variegated patterns (polymitarius).
11. But the channel between Salamis and the coast of Attica was narrow, only wide enough for the ships to advance 50 abreast.
12. Ajax was the tutelary hero of the island of Salamis, where he had a temple and an image and where a festival called Aianteia was celebrated in his honour
13. (9) The Athenians in 480 were able to erode the Persian fleet's fighting ability at Artemisium, admittedly with the help of a storm, and soon after at Salamis were able to defeat the Persians at sea, making the decisive land battle at Plataea possible and thus saving Greece.