The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia in September 480 BC in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece which had begun in 480 BC.

Many European festivals canceled their program this year due to COVID-19. The Athens and Epidaurus Festival, determined to meet its obligations towards its audience, in the difficult summer of 2020, strictly implementing the health protocols, presents a new condensed program entitled SUBSUM. As part of this year's Festival, for the first time - and even in the era of the pandemic - a significant production of ancient Greek drama will be broadcast live on the internet. It is also the first time that a play from the ancient theater of Epidaurus is broadcast live.

A presenter of public broacaster ERT has made yet another gaffe  during the 36th Authentic Athens Marathon.