Battle of Plataea
Also known as: Battle of Plataia
The Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
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Battle of Plataea: Battle of Salamis
At the preceding Battle of Salamis, the allied Greek navy had won an unlikely but decisive victory, preventing the conquest of the Peloponnese region.
Battle of Plataea: Thermopylae, 480 BCE
In August 480 BC, after hearing of Xerxes' approach, a small Allied army led by Spartan King Leonidas I blocked the pass of Thermopylae.