Battle of Plataea

Achaemenid Empire and Greek allies at the Battle of Plataea 479 BCE

Aristides and Alexander 479 BCE

Death of Masistius
![Death of Pausanias [1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Death_of_Pausanias.jpg)
Death of Pausanias [1]

Indian soldier according to Naqsh-e Rostam reliefs

Pausanias offering sacrifice to the Gods before his great battle

Plataea battlefield

Plataea, seen from the south

Spartans at Plataea

Remains of the fortification wall of Plataea.

The Battlefield of Plataea

Vorzeit und Gegenwart : eine historische Lese-Gabe zur Unterhaltung und Belehrung für alle Stände ; 2. 1832

Αεροφωτογραφία Πλαταιών

Scene of the Battle of Plataea

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Historical Overview
The final land battle where the largest ever united Greek hoplite army defeated the Persian forces under Mardonius.
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Strategic Context
Final expulsion of Persian land forces from the Greek mainland and ending the invasion.
Conflict / War
Campaign of Xerxes I
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