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Ancient city in southeastern Boeotia, Greece
Plataies and Plataea Plataea (/pləˈtiːə/) or Plataeae was an ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of
Plataea
Land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece (479 BC)
Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia
Battle_of_Plataea
In Greek mythology, Plataea (/pləˈtiːə/; Ancient Greek: Πλάταια) was a (naiad) daughter of the river-god or king of Plataea, Asopus. She is possibly the
Plataea_(mythology)
490 BC battle in the Greco-Persian Wars
invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was
Battle_of_Marathon
Ancient Greek festival held at Plataea in honor of Zeus Eleutherius
festival held at Plataea in honor of Zeus Eleutherius ("the Deliverer"). The Eleutheria were established after the Battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, and commemorated
Eleutheria_(Plataea)
480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
north from the Isthmus to confront Mardonius. At the ensuing Battle of Plataea, the Greek infantry again proved its superiority, inflicting a severe defeat
Second Persian invasion of Greece
Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
Species of moth
"Plataea calcaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23. "Plataea calcaria". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23. "Plataea calcaria
Plataea_calcaria
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
army in the Battle of Plataea, which granted independence to Attica and Boeotia. The Greeks followed up on their success at Plataea by destroying the rest
Greco-Persian_Wars
Species of moth
6925. "Plataea diva Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25. "Plataea diva". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25. "Plataea diva species
Plataea_diva
480 BC naval battle of the Greco-Persian Wars
following year the remainder of the Persian army was defeated at the Battle of Plataea and the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale. The Persians made no further
Battle_of_Salamis
City walls of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)
The walls of Constantinople (Turkish: Konstantinopolis Surları; Greek: Τείχη της Κωνσταντινούπολης) are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded
Walls_of_Constantinople
Greek victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
the Greeks who fought and defeated the Persian Empire at the Battle of Plataea (479 BC). The serpent heads of the 8-metre (26 ft) high column remained
Serpent_Column
Species of moth
Plataea blanchardaria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Plataea blanchardaria
Plataea_blanchardaria
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 to 465 BC
leaving behind Mardonius to continue his campaign. Mardonius was defeated at Plataea the following year, ending the Persian invasion. After returning to Persia
Xerxes_I
City-state in ancient Greece
Athens. The Spartan army was crucial in the battles of Thermopylae and Plataea under the leadership of Leonidas and Pausanias respectively. Sparta led
Sparta
City in Boeotia, Greece
especially to Plataea, which they vainly attempted to reduce in 431 BC, were firm allies of Sparta, which in turn helped them to besiege Plataea and allowed
Thebes,_Greece
Siege during Peloponnesian War (429–427 BC)
siege of Plataea took place in 429–427 BC, during the Peloponnesian War. At the beginning of the conflict, the Thebans attacked the city of Plataea, an Athenian
Siege_of_Plataea
Spartan general and regent (died c. 477 BC)
he won a pivotal victory against the Achaemenid Empire in the Battle of Plataea. Despite his role in ending the Second Persian invasion of Greece, Pausanias
Pausanias_the_Regent
Genus of moths
genus Plataea: Plataea aristidesi Rindge, 1976 c g Plataea blanchardaria Knudson, 1986 i g b Plataea calcaria (Pearsall, 1911) i c g b Plataea californiaria
Plataea_(moth)
Battle that decisively ended Xerxes's invasion of Greece (479 BC)
Mycale was one of the two major battles (the other being the Battle of Plataea) that ended the second Persian invasion of Greece during the Greco-Persian
Battle_of_Mycale
Species of moth
Hodges number for Plataea personaria is 6922. "Plataea personaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018. "Plataea personaria Report"
Plataea_personaria
480 BC engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars
Greek army decisively defeat Mardonius and his troops at the Battle of Plataea, ending the second Persian invasion. Both ancient and modern writers have
Battle_of_Thermopylae
Name of a Greek god and several rivers
Boeotia originating on Mt. Cithaeron and flowing through the district of Plataea into the Euripus Strait. Asopos (Corinthia) or Phliasian Asopus, originating
Asopus
Species of moth
number for Plataea trilinearia is 6926. "Plataea trilinearia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Plataea trilinearia"
Plataea_trilinearia
Ancient Greek mythological epithet
the Greek goddess Athena, under which she was worshipped at Athens and Plataea. Athena's worship under this name was said to have been instituted by Orestes
Athena_Areia
Species of moth
Nebulosa plataea is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1893. It is found in Ecuador. Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic
Nebulosa_plataea
Agiad King of Sparta from c. 524 BC to c. 490 BC
the city of Plataea, located between Thebes and Athens. In 519, Herodotus states that Cleomenes happened to be in the vicinity of Plataea, when the Plataeans
Cleomenes_I
Topics referred to by the same term
Platea may refer to: Plataea, an ancient Greek city-state in Boeotia Platea, Pennsylvania, a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States Platea
Platea
Subjugated population in ancient Sparta
helots for each of the 5,000 Spartan soldiers at the time of the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC. Thus the need to keep the helot population in check and to prevent
Helots
River in Greece
antiquity, it formed the border between the cities of Thebes and Plataea. The Battle of Plataea was fought on its banks. According to Pausanias (5.14.3) the
Asopos_(Boeotia)
Topics referred to by the same term
liberty. Eleutheria may also refer to: Eleutheria (Plataea), an ancient Greek festival held at Plataea in honor of Zeus Eleutherius Eleutheria (Samos),
Eleutheria_(disambiguation)
General in ancient Greece
and Plataea during the Greco-Persian Wars. Plutarch relates that Arimnestos was responsible for selecting the location of the Battle of Plataea, after
Arimnestos
Athenian general and statesman (530–468 BC)
given special powers as commander of the Athenian forces at the Battle of Plataea of August 479 BC; he is also said to have suppressed a conspiracy among
Aristides
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
Archidamus II. The first attack was by the Thebans on the Athenian outpost at Plataea, on 4 April 431 BC. Sparta and its allies, except for Corinth, were almost
Peloponnesian_War
Part of the second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC)
and dealt a devastating defeat to the Persian army during the Battle of Plataea, killing Mardonius and setting the stage for the eventual expulsion of
Achaemenid destruction of Athens
Achaemenid_destruction_of_Athens
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
with the Persians, who were annihilated by Athenians in the Battle of Plataea (479 BC). Herodotus describes them as "the first and the finest" (πρῶτοι
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
Name of multiple Ancient Greek warriors
Mardonius by crushing Mardonius' head with a rock during the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC. The event was described in Book 9 of the Histories of Herodotus
Aeimnestus
Spartan soldier who was killed at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC
(Greek: Καλλικράτης) was a Spartan soldier who was killed at the Battle of Plataea in August 479 BC. He is mentioned by Herodotus as the finest and handsomest
Callicrates_of_Sparta
Species of moth
"Plataea ursaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-10. "Plataea ursaria". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-10. "Plataea ursaria
Plataea_ursaria
Persian cavalry leader at Plataea
great popularity among the troops. He died shortly before the Battle of Plataea, placing his death at some time during 479 BC. His death was keenly felt
Masistius
Ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens
frieze showed the decisive victory over the Persians at the battle of Plataea. The east frieze showed an assembly of the gods Athena, Zeus and Poseidon
Temple_of_Athena_Nike
Spartan soldier
finding himself in disgrace in Sparta, hanged himself. At the Battle of Plataea, Aristodemus fought with such fury that the Spartans regarded him as having
Aristodemus_(died_479_BC)
Ancient Persian conquest in the Indian subcontinent
(2012). Plataea 479 BC: The most glorious victory ever seen. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 9781849085557. Shepherd, William (2012). Plataea 479 BC:
Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley
Achaemenid_conquest_of_the_Indus_Valley
Species of moth
Hodges number for Plataea californiaria is 6924. "Plataea californiaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-01. "Plataea californiaria Report"
Plataea_californiaria
5th century BC history book by Thucydides
28 Mytilenian Debate. 3.37–3.50 Fall of Plataea. 3.20–3.24, 3.52–68 Some Plataeans escape. 3.20–3.24. Plataea surrenders. 3.52. Trial and execution of
History of the Peloponnesian War
History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War
Persian military commander (died 479 BC)
destruction of Athens. Shortly thereafter, he was killed during the Battle of Plataea. Mardonius was the son of Gobryas, a Persian nobleman who had assisted
Mardonius (nephew of Darius I)
Mardonius_(nephew_of_Darius_I)
Municipal unit in Greece
to the ruins of the ancient city of Plataea and near the site of the Battle of Plataea. Plataea Battle of Plataea "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού -
Plataies
Battle between Athens and Boeotia
The Battle of Plataea was fought during 323 BC between the Athenian and Boeotian armies during the Lamian War. When a coalition of cities including Athens
Battle_of_Plataea_(323_BC)
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
unable to resolve the situation, seeks the advice of Cithaeron, ruler of Plataea, supposedly the most intelligent man on earth. Cithaeron instructs him
Zeus
Association of ancient Greek city-states under Athenian hegemony
continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Plataea at the end of the Second Persian invasion of Greece. The League functioned
Delian_League
Country in West Asia
Corinth. This was reversed by a Greek victory following the battles of Plataea and Salamis, during which Persia lost all of its footholds in Europe, and
Iran
492–490 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
tyrant of Athens, Peisistratus. The Athenians, joined by a small force from Plataea, marched to Marathon, and succeeded in blocking the two exits from the
First Persian invasion of Greece
First_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
Species of moth
Plataea polychroma is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. "Plataea polychroma Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Plataea_polychroma
416 BC event of the Peloponnesian War
In particular, it was after the massacre committed by the Spartans at Plataea in 427 BC that the Athenians habitually massacred their own prisoners.
Siege_of_Melos
Region of Greece
strength made it a suitable capital; other major towns were Orchomenus, Plataea, and Thespiae. It was the constant ambition of the Thebans to absorb the
Boeotia
Country in Southeast Europe
navy led by Themistocles, and the Achaemenid army was finally defeated at Plataea in 479 BC, marking the eventual withdrawal of the Persians from all their
Greece
Greek historian and geographer (c. 484–c. 425 BC)
and famous battles such as Marathon, Thermopylae, Artemisium, Salamis, Plataea, and Mycale. His work deviates from the main topics to provide a cultural
Herodotus
Part of the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC
however, saw an Allied army decisively defeat the Persians at the Battle of Plataea, thereby ending the Persian invasion. The Persian emperor Xerxes I decided
Battle_of_Artemisium
Part of Iliad, listing towns, war leaders and number of ships
Peteon, Ocalea, Medeon, Copae, Eutresis, Thisbe, Coronea, Haliartus, Plataea, Glisas, Thebes, Onchestos, Arne, Midea, Nisa, Anthedon 2.511 Minyans 30
Catalogue_of_Ships
After hiring him, indeed, the Spartans won five "very great victories": at Plataea at Tegea over the Tegeans and Argives at Dipaea over all Arcadians except
Tisamenus_(son_of_Antiochus)
Science and art of organizing a military force and techniques
fighting arm Tactical trends First unarmoured period (to the Battle of Plataea (479 BC)) None – both infantry and cavalry have relatively low kinetic
Military_tactics
One hundred years, from 500 BC to 401 BC
successfully prevented the annexation of Greece by the Persians in Battle of Plataea, Battle of Mycale, and further counterattacks. Afterwards, Sparta, the
5th_century_BC
Battle between the Delian League and the Achaemenid Empire
(492–490 and 480–479 BCE, respectively). In the aftermath of the Battles of Plataea and Mycale, which had ended the second invasion, the Greek Allies had taken
Battle_of_the_Eurymedon
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Thermopylae. The Persians left Greece in 479 BC after their defeat at Plataea. Plataea was the final battle of Xerxes' invasion of Greece. After this, the
Classical_Greece
Goddess from Greek mythology, wife and sister of Zeus
the troop of marriage'. Νυμφευομένη (Nympheuomenē), 'led as a bride' at Plataea, in relation to her festival Daedala. Νυμφη (Nymphē), 'bride'. Παρθένος
Hera
King of Macedon from c. 498/497 to 454 BC
city states, and warned them of Mardonius' plans before the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC. For example, Alexander warned the Greeks in Tempe to leave before
Alexander_I_of_Macedon
Mountain range in Greece
Battle of Plataea of 479 BC and was the scene of much skirmishing before the battle itself. In later times, fortifications were built both at Plataea and Erythrai
Cithaeron
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
retook Athens but was eventually destroyed in 479 BC at the Battle of Plataea. The final defeat of the Persians at Mycale encouraged the Greek cities
Achaemenid_Empire
Greek mythical character
identifies the site of Actaeon's transgression as a spring sacred to Artemis at Plataea where Actaeon was a hero archegetes ("hero-founder") The righteous hunter
Actaeon
Historical region in Greece
Persian Wars alongside other Greeks by sending forces to Thermopylae and Plataea. During the Peloponnesian War, Arcadia allied with Sparta and Corinth.
Arcadia_(region)
Spartan ephor in 432 BC
(note 1). Badian, From Plataea to Potidaea, p. 144. Parmeggiani, "How Sparta and Its Allies Went to War", p. 245. Badian, From Plataea to Potidaea, p. 147
Sthenelaidas
Army of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta
the repulsion of the invasion, notably at the battles of Thermopylae and Plataea. However, during the aftermath, because of the plotting of Pausanias with
Spartan_army
Greek officer at Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC
Later, the Thespians fought against the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea (479 BC). Demophilos is immortalised in many books and movies. In the 1962
Demophilus_of_Thespiae
Ancient Greek soldier in a phalanx
the Greeks at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC and at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC during the Second Greco-Persian War. The word hoplite (Greek:
Hoplite
Light infantry or light cavalry soldier
a low status. For example, Herodotus, in his account of the Battle of Plataea of 479 BC, mentioned that the Spartan Army fielded 35,000 lightly armed
Skirmisher
Royal family of ancient Sparta
was regent for Pleistarchus in 480, and died just before the Battle of Plataea in 479. Gorgo, daughter of Cleomenes I, she married her uncle Leonidas
Agiad_dynasty
Temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece
argument involves the oath sworn by the Greek allies before the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC declaring that the sanctuaries destroyed by the Persians would
Parthenon
Spartan soldier (died 480 BC)
disgrace until he redeemed himself when he died fighting at the Battle of Plataea the following year. Hogewind, BF; Coebergh, JA; Gritters-van den Oever
Eurytus_of_Sparta
Pre-gunpowder fortress-warfare machines
Ashmunein in 715 BC. The Spartans used battering rams in the siege of Plataea in 429 BC, but it seems that the Greeks limited their use of siege engines
Siege_engine
Plataea is sieged by Boeotian League 507 Cleisthenes, Greek reformer, takes power, increases democracy. 506 Boeotian League is repulsed from Plataea by
Timeline_of_ancient_Greece
Biased application of justice by the victors of an armed conflict
well-known ancient example is the Siege of Plataea in 429–427 BC, during the Peloponnesian War. The town of Plataea, a staunch ally of Athens, steadfastly
Victor's_justice
2006 film by Zack Snyder
sacrificed their lives a year prior, Dilios leads the Greeks into the Battle of Plataea against the Persians. Gerard Butler as Leonidas, King of Sparta David Wenham
300_(film)
Period of ancient Greek history from 371 to 362 BC
Plain began in 373 when the Boeotians defeated and destroyed the town of Plataea, strategically important as the only Athenian ally in Boeotia. This was
Theban_hegemony
421 BC treaty between Athens and Sparta
state except for Nisaea and Plataea. Athens would retain control of Nisaea and Thebes would retain control over Plataea. Amphipolis would be returned
Peace_of_Nicias
Town in ancient Boeotia
Apollo Ptous. This oracle was consulted by Mardonius before the Battle of Plataea, and is said to have answered his emissary, who was a Carian, in the language
Acraephia_(Boeotia)
(since 413 BC) Satrapy of Lydia Delian League (led by Athens) Thessaly Plataea Argos Acarnania Elis (418 BC) Mantinea (418 BC) Segesta (415–413 BC) Etruscans
List of wars involving Iran (before 1979)
List_of_wars_involving_Iran_(before_1979)
Eurypontid king of Sparta from 469/8 to 427/6 BC
431 BC, 430 BC and 428 BC, and in 429 BC conducted operations against Plataea. He died probably in 427 BC, certainly before the summer of 426 BC, and
Archidamus_II
Military forces of Athens in Ancient Greece
BC) Battle of Marathon Battle of Artemisium Battle of Salamis Battle of Plataea Battle of Mykale Battle of the Eurymedon Battle of Papremis (460 BC) Battles
Athenian_military
4th-century BCE conflict between Thebes and Sparta
force of Theban democrats. After passing through the allied cities of Plataea and Thespiae, Cleombrotus's force camped at Cynoscephalae (6 km west of
Theban–Spartan_War
Military unit
αυτήν οδόν ίη, est' an (o ilios) tin aftin odon ii). Before the Battle of Plataea, Mardonius offered the Athenians peace terms, with the hope of dividing
First_Army_(Greece)
Citizens of ancient Sparta
retreat", which worked perfectly in battles such as Sepeia, Thermopylae, and Plataea. The Spartans also led the lighter and more mobile Skiritai in battle.
Spartiate
Tumuli in Greece
possibly August 12, 490 BCE at the plain of Marathon. Athens and its ally Plataea, some 11,000 hoplites in total, attacked a Persian expeditionary force
Marathon_tumuli
Early 5th-century BC Theban commander
another Eurymachus who would play a leading role at the much later Siege of Plataea. The Boeotian-Greek city of Thebes had paid tokens of submission to a herald
Leontiades_(Thermopylae)
Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)
repulsed the following year after the Persian defeat at the land battle of Plataea. After the conflict ended, Themistocles continued his pre-eminence among
Themistocles
1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau
d'Orville. Rameau bought the rights to the libretto Platée ou Junon jalouse (Plataea, or Juno Jealous) by Jacques Autreau (1657–1745) and had d'Orville modify
Platée
Siege engine originating in ancient times
Chapter 17 The second known use was in 427 BC, when the Spartans besieged Plataea. The first use of rams within the Mediterranean Basin, featuring in this
Battering_ram
Village of ancient Boeotia
was a village in ancient Boeotia, situated on the road from Thespiae to Plataea, and within the territory of the former city. Leuctra is most notable for
Leuctra
appealed to withstand the Persian advance and to aid the Ionian Revolt; Plataea asked for Sparta's protection against Thebes; Megara acknowledged its supremacy;
History_of_Sparta
5th-century BC Athenian general
Sparta with Cimon and Xanthippus and who served as general at the Battle of Plataea. Adkins, Lesley, and Roy A. Adkins. "Myronides." Handbook to Life in Ancient
Myronides
Ancient Greek foot race in armor
Nemea, the distance was doubled to four stades (about 700–800 m), and at Plataea in Boeotia the race was 15 stades in total. The hoplitodromos, with its
Hoplitodromos
PLATAEA
PLATAEA
PLATAEA
PLATAEA
Female
Finnish
Finnish pet form of Dutch/Finnish Marja, MARJUT means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, one formerly in Lancashire, now in Greater Manchester; the other in Cheshire, both so named from Old English as fearn ‘fern’ + worð ‘enclosure’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Naik
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
A Slave Girl of Haroon Rashid had this Name
Boy/Male
Biblical
Happy, fortunate.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Name of a Star
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Surpasses the Gods
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Modern
Rain
Boy/Male
Tamil
One of a kind or rare, Quite new, Exquisite, Unprecedented, Like never before
Girl/Female
Tamil
Moon of autumn
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