Alternatively, this change in attitude amongst the Allies (who had waited patiently off the coast of Salamis for at least a week while Athens was captured) may have been in response to Persian offensive maneuvers.
Alternativt kan denne ændring i holdningen blandt de allierede (som tålmodigt havde ventet ud for kysten ved Salamis i mindst en uge mens Athen blev erobret), have været et svar på offensive persiske manøvrer.