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Salamis
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(Σαλαμίς/Salamís).

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[1] Largest island in the Saronic Gulf

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Largest island (93 km2) in the Saronic Gulf (Saronikos Kolpos), with a deeply punctuated coastline, 0.5 km from the coast of Attica at the nearest point; three main mountainous massifs with hilly valleys between them; the highest elevations (366 m) …

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Külzer, Andreas (Vienna) and Senff, Reinhard (Bochum), “Salamis”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 26 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1027890>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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