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GCSE Classics · key term
A monument marking a military victory. A commemorative trophy was erected on Cynosura after the Battle of Salamis.
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Paper 5
Revise: The battle of SalamisA commemorative trophy was erected on Cynosura, a headland at Salamis. This gave the victory a physical marker in the landscape. Its presence records commemoration, but does not by itself prove the exact position or movements of the fleets.
Use specific examples of commemoration: the trophy on Cynosura and Aeschylus’ Persians, performed in 472 BCE.
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