Modena has a rich and diversified cuisine, often including meats, hams and salamis. The second Persian invasion is famous for the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis. However, neither of these battles is as well known as Thermopylae, Salamis or Marathon. However, neither of these battles is nearly as well known as Thermopylae, Salamis or Marathon. An estimated 40,000 Persians died in the Battle of Salamis. After defeating Ptolemy at the naval Battle of Salamis in 306 BC, Demetrius conquered Cyprus. Megara fought alongside the Spartans and Athenians at crucial battles such as Salamis and Plataea. The leader of the Cypriot revolt was Onesilus, brother of the king of Salamis, Gorgus. The column was brought from the ancient city of Salamis by the Venetians in 1550. Mardonius captured and sacked Athens, which had been deserted before the Battle of Salamis. Mardonius now repeated his offer of peace to the Athenian refugees on Salamis. His seat was in Salamis, which was renamed Constantia. She arrived at Salamis, Greece, the next day, 11 October. After Salamis, the Persian strategy changed. A significant part of Salamis Island is rocky and mountainous.