Artemisia I of Caria
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Artemisia I of Caria (in Greek, Αρτεμισία) (fl. 480 BC) became the ruler, after the death of her husband, as a client of the Persians – who in the 5th century BC ruled as the overlords of Ionia.
Artemisia is best remembered for her participation in the Battle of Salamis.
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