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Plataea

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Pla·tae·a  (pl-t)
An ancient city of central Greece southwest of Thebes. It was the site of a major Greek victory over the Persians in 479 b.c.
Plataea [pləˈtiːə]
n
(Placename) 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
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Noun1.Plataea - a former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC
Boeotia - a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens
2.PlataeaPlataea - a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC
battle of Plataea
Boeotia - a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens


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They also held Harma, Eilesium, and Erythrae; and they had Eleon, Hyle, and Peteon; Ocalea and the strong fortress of Medeon; Copae, Eutresis, and Thisbe the haunt of doves; Coronea, and the pastures of Haliartus; Plataea and Glisas; the fortress of Thebes the less; holy Onchestus with its famous grove of Neptune; Arne rich in vineyards; Midea, sacred Nisa, and Anthedon upon the sea.
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