How would you feel if you were told that a witness to the Battle of Salamis still exists today? It may not be what you think it is, but it does exist. It is the Olive Tree of Orsa, the 2,500-year-old tree at Salamis that has written its own history.

The divine tree is actually an olive tree and is now called an Olive Tree. This name also has its own history connecting it to the olive tree. Μyth and history are intertwined and they create traditions that are passed down orally.

The Olive of Orsa is located in the area of Aiantio, Salamina, more precisely on Kakivigla Avenue. It is a magnificent tree with a circumference of 5.70 meters in relation to its central trunk. From there, there are six other large trunks with a total surface of about 12.5 meters. However, it is not the size of the olive tree that makes it stand out, but its history. And that is because we are talking about a tree that is essentially 2,500 years old.

That's what scientists at Klorane Institute found out when they concluded in 2015 that the tree was 2,500 years old as part of a search for ancient olives. In general, however, it seems that this is when olive cultivation began in the area.

It is therefore assumed that the cultivation of olives in Salamis already existed at the time of Peisistratos. And this, although the basic tradition of the village of Aiantio concerning the tree is different. Thus it is said that the olive tree was planted by a king, Stratos. It was then assumed that behind the name Stratos is the name of the popular tyrant of ancient Athens, Peisistratos. It is therefore believed that he took an interest in the agricultural population of Attica and granted loans and provided farmers with olive roots, seeds and animals.