Plataea

[ pluh-tee-uh ]

noun

1. an ancient city in Greece, in Boeotia: Greeks defeated Persians here 479 b.c.

Plataea

/ pləˈtiːə /

noun

1. an ancient city in S Boeotia, traditionally an ally of Athens: scene of the defeat of a great Persian army by the Greeks in 479 bc

Example Sentences

Deprived of their command of the sea, defeated at the decisive land battle of Plataea, the Persians were forced to retreat.

From The Daily Beast

They did not wrong who fought at Marathon, at Salamis, and Plataea.

From Project Gutenberg

Mardonius soon evacuated Attica, the ground being too stony for cavalry, and encamped near Plataea.

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Belgium will be remembered with Plataea centuries after the military tyranny of the Hohenzollerns has vanished like an evil dream.

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To this day the name of Plataea is held in honor throughout the world; for many years that honor was unique.

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The victory of Plataea was won principally by Sparta, then at the head of Greece.

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