Modern Salamis
The Memory of Darius’ Ghost
A story about the island of Salamis and how its people relate to its classical past.
How do the people of Salamis relate to the classical past and the memory of the battle of Salamis?
It facilitates an undestanding of how people relate to the past.
Where history becomes analogy
Modern Salamis examines the changing uses of an ancient historical reference in contemporary public memory. Its digital format asks what happens when people return to the past in search of explanations for present concerns.
A ghost in historical interpretation
The project invites reflection on the relationship between evidence, inherited narratives and the urge to make history speak directly to the present.
A digital argument
The original interactive story presents its interpretive structure online. Visitors can explore that work using the direct source link provided below.
Explore the interactive project
The original work is hosted on its creator’s platform.
Open the interactive storySources & Credits
Original project references, visual sources and creator credits are collected here in one place.
- Creator & project
Antonis Chaliakopoulos. Digital exhibition / web story. Who Owns Memory? Digital Public Exhibition, First Cycle 2026.
- Personal photographic archive. - Bibliography related to the battle of Salamis and its reception.
- Visual and media material
Photographs, documents, illustrations, video and audio are attributed through the project text, captions and contributor documentation wherever that information was supplied. This exhibition page does not grant additional reuse permissions.
- Digital exhibition edition
Web presentation adapted for Who Owns Memory? (2026), with layout and language editing. The original contributors retain authorship of their research, interpretation and creative work.