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Plataea

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Plataea , ancient city of Greece, in S Boeotia (now Voiotía), on the slope of Mt. Cithaeron (Kithairón). Plataea had voluntarily passed from Theban to Athenian protection before the Persian Wars and stood by Athens at Marathon (490 BC). In 479 BC, Plataea was the scene of the decisive defeat of the Persians by the Greeks under Pausanias (with Aristides commanding the fleet). At the beginning of the Peloponnesian War, Thebes attacked (431) the city. It was besieged for two years (429–427), and then captured and sacked. It was subsequently rebuilt, razed (c.373) by the Thebans, and reconstructed by Alexander the Great.

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Plataea

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Plataea A city in southern Boeotia, in Greece. It was helped by Athens in 519 BC to defend itself against Thebes. Hence it alone of the Greek states helped the Athenians against the Persians at the Battle of MARATHON (490), the Spartans arrived too late to take part in the battle. In 479 Plataea was the site of the crucial land battle of the GREEK-PERSIAN WARS, when Mardonius was defeated. Its citizens were given refuge by Athens in 431 following a Theban attack, and a prolonged siege (429–427) led to the capture and the execution of the garrison who failed to escape.

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