Battle at Plataea
Reason for Conflict: The Persian Army invaded Athens and there was a lot of back and forth with taking the city. Eventually, the Persians began to invade on the city, forcing the Athenians to evacuate. The Athenian generals went to Sparta and told them that if they didn’t help drive the out of their city that they would join the Persians. The Spartans eventually joined forces with them but arriving in Sparta, the Athenians were surprised to learn that an army was already on the move.
Date and Location August 479 BC was the date of the battle was the final land battle during the second persian invasion fought near the city of Plataea in Boeotia Participants: Greek city state alliances which included Sparta, Athens, Corinth, and Megaria
Outcome: Persians were defeated by the superior phalanx of the Spartans Athenians captured the Persian camp Persia loses control of Attica and Boeotia The Greeks collected the items they had looted allied Greek fleet defeated the Persian naval army that had landed at Mykale this secured the Greek mainland from Persian invasion, even though the war against Xerxes would continue for a while
Interesting Facts: A bronze column in the shape of intertwined snakes (the Serpent column) was created from melteddown Persian weapons, acquired in the plunder of the Persian camp, and was erected at Delphi. I t commemorated all the Greek citystates that had participated in the battle.
Constantine the Great brought this victory monument to the hippodrome of Constantinople, where it still stands. The column once carried a golden tripod with the inscription, that is dubiously attributed to the poet Simonides: “This is the gift the saviors of farflung Hellas upraised here, Having delivered their states from loathsome slavery's bonds”
People of the battle of Plataea: Xerxes was the king of persia at time of the battle of Plataea, he ruled from 386 bce until his assassination at 465 bce. Mardonius was a persian commander who took control after Xerxes left in the Battle of Plataea. The Greek commander was Pausanias.
Battle plan At 479 BC Greece made a huge army starts from the peloponnesian. Persian army was set a fortress at Plataea. Greece army was stand with Persian army about 11 days. However Greece army try to run away, they do not have many supply. Persian army pursued Greece army, but Greece army was counterattacked them. Persian army was defeated by this attack, Persian have lost the war with Greece.