The origin of the name comes from the mythological king Saron who drowned at the Psifaei lake.  The Saronic Gulf and the adjacent cities were always under the influence and domination of Athens and they followed the mother city's fate. On Aegina island the Temple of Afaea Athena (daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom) was a well known religious centre for all ancient Greeks, whilst on Poros Island you can visit the sanctuary of Poseidon, near Kalavria, where the ancient Athenian orator Demosthenes fled to find refuge and then poisoned himself in 322 BC.
The naval battle of Salamina was a critical turning point in the Persian/Geek war.   During the reign of Alexander the Great, the imperialist and coloniser, the Hellenistic period and the Roman occupation (330 BC to 300 AD) the whole area prospered, as there was no need for military expenditure and all the above conquerors respected Athens for its previous glory and culture.
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