PLATAEA, BATTLE OF


Meaning of PLATAEA, BATTLE OF in English

(479 BC) Battle between Greek and Persian forces near Plataea (modern Plataiaí) in Boeotia on the slopes of Mount Cithaeron.

A largely Spartan force, including helot s, defeated the Persian army of Xerxes I , led by Mardonius; the victory marked this battle as the final Persian attempt to invade mainland Greece.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.