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In [[450 BCE]] Salamis was the site of a [[Battle of Salamis (in Cyprus)|simultaneous land and sea battle]] between [[Athens]] and the Persians. (This is not to be confused with the earlier [[Battle of Salamis]] in [[480 BCE]] between the Greeks and the Persians at [[Salamis (Greece)|Salamis]] in [[Attica prefecture|Attica]].)
The most important ruler of the kingdom of Salamis was [[Evagoras]] (410–374 BCE), who became ruler of the whole island, and won its independence from the Persian Empire. Salamis was afterwards besieged and conquered by Artaxerxes III.
