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SUMMARY

Battle in the territory of the Greek polis of Plataiai, in southern Boiotia, in 479 B.C. Decisive victory of a Greek army, commanded by the Spartan king Pausanias, over the Persian invasion army under the command of Mardonios, which finally stopped the Persian campaign of 480/79 B.C. to conquer Greece.

Geographical Location

Plataiai, Boiotia

Date

479 B.C.