The Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia, and was fought between an alliance …

Part of the wall of Plataea Plataea (/ pləˈtiːə /; Ancient Greek: Πλάταια, Plátaia) was an ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of Mt. Cithaeron, …

The Battle of Plataea (479 BCE) was between Greek and Persian forces near Plataea in Boeotia. Greek fighters defeated the Persian army of Xerxes I, led by Mardonius; the victory marked …

Plataea, ancient city of Boeotia, Greece. It was situated on a triangular ledge 1,000 feet (300 metres) above sea level, on the northern side of Mount Cithaeron below the modern village of …

May 11, 2013 · The Battle of Plataea was a land battle between Greeks and Persians near the small town of Plataea in Boeotia in 479 BCE. Following up their naval victory at the Battle of …

May 10, 2023 · The Battle of Plataea was the last land battle of the Second Greco-Persian War. It was a massive contest not just physically, but for what it would mean for the futures of Greece, …

Aug 27, 2023 · This decisive battle occurred in the city of Plataea in Boeotia and was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, including Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Megara, and …

The victory ensured the continued independence of their city-states and permitted an astonishingly rich period of artistic and cultural endeavour to begin which would lay the cultural …

Battle of Plataea (479 BCE): decisive battle in the Persian War in which the Greeks overcame the Persian invaders.

Plataea An ancient city of Boeotia, on the northern slope of Mount Cithaeron, not far from the sources of the Asopus, and on the frontiers of Attica. It was said to have derived its name from …