Battle of Plataea
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The Battle of Plataea was a decisive land engagement in 479 BC during the Greco-Persian Wars, where a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian forces, effectively ending the Persian invasion of mainland Greece.
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| Siege of Plataea | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ land battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
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Athens ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Megara ⓘ Sparta ⓘ Tegea ⓘ coalition of Greek city-states ⓘ other Greek allies ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Greek forces approximately 100,000 or more (ancient estimates, debated)
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Persian forces approximately 100,000 or more (ancient estimates, debated) ⓘ |
| commander |
Aristides the Just
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surface form:
Aristides of Athens
Artaphernes ⓘ
surface form:
Mardonius
Pausanias of Sparta ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| consequence |
end of major Persian offensive operations in Greece
ⓘ
preservation of Greek independence ⓘ shift of initiative to the Greek states ⓘ |
| cultureInvolved |
Greek
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Persian ⓘ |
| date | 479 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Mycale
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Greek offensives against Persia in the Aegean ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the Asopus River ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Herodotus ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
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mainland Greece ⓘ near Plataea ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Greek defensive position near foothills of Mount Cithaeron
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large-scale hoplite engagement ⓘ use of Persian cavalry harassment ⓘ |
| opponent |
Greek hoplite army
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Persian infantry and cavalry forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greco-Persian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Wars
Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Persian invasion of Greece
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Salamis
ⓘ
Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ |
| region | central Greece ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Greek victory
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defeat of Persian land forces in Greece ⓘ end of Persian invasion of mainland Greece ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars
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secured survival of the Greek city-state system ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
drive Persian forces out of central Greece
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protect the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
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