What was Xerxes I's major naval defeat?
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Artemisium
Answer
Salamis was Xerxes I's major naval defeat. In 480 BC, the Persian fleet under Xerxes' command was decisively defeated by the allied Greek fleet at the Battle of Salamis. The battle was a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars and marked the beginning of the end of Persian dominance in the Aegean Sea.
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