The history of Salamis during the early Archaic and Classical periods is reflected in the narrations of the Greek historian Herodotus and the much later speeches of the Greek orator Isocrates. Salamis was afterwards besieged and conquered by Artaxerxes III. Under King Evagoras I (411-374 BC) Greek culture and art flourished in the city. A monument, which illustrates the end of the Classical period in Salamis, is the tumulus, which covered the cenotaph of Nicocreon, one of the last kings of Salamis, who perished in 311 BC. On its monumental platform were found several clay heads, some of which are portraits, perhaps of members of the royal family who were honoured after their death on the pyre.
The history of Salamis during the early Archaic and Classical periods is reflected in the narrations of the Greek historian Herodotus and the much later speeches of the Greek orator Isocrates Salamis was afterwards besieged and conquered by Artaxerxes III Under King Evagoras I (411-374 BC) Greek culture and art flourished in the city A monument which illustrates the end of the Classical period in Salamis is the tumulus which covered the cenotaph of Nicocreon one of the last kings of Salamis who perished in 311 BC On its monumental platform were found several clay heads some of which are portraits perhaps of members of the royal family who were honoured after their death on the pyre