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|name = Battle of Plataia | |||
|image = DTAG Battle of Plataia Map - Edward Weller.png | |||
|conflict = [[Greco-Persian Wars]] | |||
*[[Second Persian invasion of Greece]] | |||
|date = August 479 BCE | |||
|place = [[Battleground of Plataia|Plataia]], [[Greece]] | |||
|result = Decisive Greek victory | |||
*Persia loses control of Attika and Boeotia | |||
|side1 = Greek city-states | |||
|side2 = [[Achaemenid Empire]] | |||
|side3 = | |||
|side4 = | |||
|commanders1 = {{Wiki|Pausanias (general)|Pausanias}} | |||
|commanders2 = [[Mardonius]] †<br>{{Wiki|Artabazos I of Phrygia|Artabazos}} | |||
|commanders3 = | |||
|commanders4 = | |||
|forces1 = 80,000 – 110, 000 | |||
|forces2 = 70,000 – 120,000 | |||
|forces3 = | |||
|forces4 = | |||
|casual1 = | |||
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The '''Battle of Plataia''' was the final land battle fought in [[Ruins of Plataia|Plataia]] in 479 BCE during the {{Wiki|Second Persian invasion of Greece}}, between the [[Achaemenid Empire]] and the allied [[Greece|Greek]] ''[[poleis]]''. | The '''Battle of Plataia''' was the final land battle fought in [[Ruins of Plataia|Plataia]] in 479 BCE during the {{Wiki|Second Persian invasion of Greece}}, between the [[Achaemenid Empire]] and the allied [[Greece|Greek]] ''[[poleis]]''. | ||
The battle marked a tremendous victory for the Greeks and effectively ended the Persian invasion of the country.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] | The battle marked a tremendous victory for the Greeks and effectively ended the Persian invasion of the country.<ref name="Plataia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] – [[Historical Locations#Boeotia|Boeotia: Battleground of Plataia]]</ref> | ||
After the battle, the 31 Greek cities which took part in the battle dedicated a [[Tripod of Plataia|golden tripod]] to [[Apollo]] in the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Historical Locations | After the battle, the 31 Greek cities which took part in the battle dedicated a [[Tripod of Plataia|golden tripod]] to [[Apollo]] in the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].<ref name="Tripod">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]] – [[Historical Locations#Phokis|Phokis: Tripod of Plataia<]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOD Battleground of Plataia.jpg|The [[Battleground of Plataia|battleground]] where the battle took place | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 7 July 2020
The Battle of Plataia was the final land battle fought in Plataia in 479 BCE during the Second Persian invasion of Greece, between the Achaemenid Empire and the allied Greek poleis.
The battle marked a tremendous victory for the Greeks and effectively ended the Persian invasion of the country.[1]
After the battle, the 31 Greek cities which took part in the battle dedicated a golden tripod to Apollo in the Sanctuary of Delphi.[2]
Gallery
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The battleground where the battle took place
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)