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The
marine area on which, spread the gulfs of Saronikos and Argolikos, it is
called Argosaronikos. The Argosaronikos’ islands (Agistri, Aegina, Poros,
Salamina, Spetses, Hydra and the coastal area of Methana) they have a
rich mythical tradition and a history of many centuries that begins from
the Prehistoric era. The islands connected their progress and course
with sea. They flourished in the 6th century B.C. and they achieved an
especial development in commerce and navigation. Their flourish reduced
when Athens made known as a great marine power, after the end of the
Persian wars, in which the islands took part and the most important
naval battle between Greeks and Persians took place in the Salamina’s
narrow in 480 B.C. |