QUEEN ARTEMISIA

Artemisia I, the queen of Caria, was among those who helped the Persian king Xerxes during his campaign in Greece.
Queen Artemisia commanded five ships representing Halicarnassus, Cos, and other Caria cities when Persian and Athenian fleets had a sea battle at Salamis. Although she tried to persuade the Persian King not to have a sea battle with the Greeks, the king followed his general’s and advisers’ decision. During the sea battle of Salamis, although the Persian Fleet was defeated, Artemisia fought gallantly and earned the praising words of the king:
“Today, My men fought like women, and my women fought like men.”
Herodotus also praised and admired Artemisia as one of her age’s wisest women. She was one of the advisers of the Great King of Persia.