The Battle of Plataea, The Second Persian Invasion of Greece. In 479 BC
By Dr. Heady Delpak
- Release Date: 2024-03-25
- Genre: Ancient History
Description
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, between the mountain and the river Asopus, which divided its territory from that of Thebes.[1] Its inhabitants was known as the Plataeans (Πλαταιαί; Plataiaí, Latin: Plataenae). It was the location of the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC, in which an alliance of Greek city-states defeated the Persians . Plataea was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the Classical period of ancient Greece. The modern Greek town of Plataies is adjacent to its ruins.
