- battle of Plataea
- nouna defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC• Syn: ↑Plataea• Regions: ↑Boeotia• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
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Battle of Plataea — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Plataea partof=the Persian Wars caption=Map of the battlefield at Plataea date=August 27, 479 BC place=Plataea, Greece result=Decisive Greek victory. territory=Persia loses control of Attica.… … Wikipedia
Plataea — For the geometer moth genus, see Plataea (moth).Plataea or Plataeae was an ancient city, located in Greece in southeastern Boeotia, south of Thebes.Mish, Frederick C., Editor in Chief. “Plataea.” Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary . 9th ed … Wikipedia
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Plataea — /pleuh tee euh/, n. an ancient city in Greece, in Boeotia: Greeks defeated Persians here 479 B.C. * * * Ancient city, Boeotia, east central Greece, south of Thebes. Plataea was settled by Boeotians who expelled the earlier Bronze Age inhabitants … Universalium
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Battle of Salamis — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Salamis partof=the Persian Wars caption=Map of the battle battle name=Battle of Salamis date=September, 480 BC place=Off Salamis Island result=Decisive Greek victory. territory=Persia fails to conquer… … Wikipedia
Battle of Thermopylae — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Thermopylae partof=the Greco Persian Wars caption=The site of the battle today. date=August 480 BC cite journal|title=Herodotus and the Dating of the Battle of Thermopylae|journal=The Classical… … Wikipedia
Plataea — noun 1. a former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑Boeotia 2. a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC • Syn: ↑battle of Plataea … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Mycale — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Mycale partof=the Persian Wars caption=Map of the battle of Mycale. Fleeing Persians were able to follow the river to the mountain range date=August 27, 479 BC place=Mycale, Ionia result=Greek victory … Wikipedia
Plataea — [plə tē′ēplə tē′ə] ancient city in Boeotia, EC Greece: site of a battle (479 B.C. ) in which the Greeks defeated the Persians: also Plataeae [plə tē′ē] … English World dictionary
