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Battle of Plataea

Battle of Plataea was a battle fought in 431 BC at Plataea, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Peloponnesian War, which ran from 431 BC to 404 BC.

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Fought431 BC
WherePlataea, Greece38.217N, 23.267E
Part ofPeloponnesian War431 BC to 404 BC

Where it sits in the Peloponnesian War

Battle of Potidaea, 432 BCBattle of Plataea, 431 BCBattle of Naupactus, 429 BCBattle of Spartolos, 429 BCBattle of Rhium, 429 BCSiege of Plataea, 429 BCBattle of Sphacteria, 425 BCBattle of Pylos, 425 BCBattle of Delium, 424 BCBattle of Mantinea, 418 BCBattle of Melos, 415 BCBattle of Cynossema, 411 BCBattle of Cyzicus, 410 BCSiege of Chalcedon, 409 BCSiege of Byzantium, 408 BCSiege of Andros, 408 BCBattle of Notium, 406 BCSiege of Athens, 404 BC432 BC404 BCBattle of Plataea, 431 BC
18 placed engagements of the Peloponnesian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date431 BC (year precision)
PlacePlataea, Greece
38.217N, 23.267E
KindBattle, ancient
Battle of PlataeaBattle of PlataeaSiege of PlataeaBattle of PlataeaBattle of LeuctraBattle of ThebesSiege of ThebesBattle of LeuctraBattle of ThebesAthensPatraKalamataAgrinioTripoliPirgosErmoupoliVolos100 km38.217N, 23.267E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 479 BC and 429 BC.

In the same war

Battle of Plataea is one of 62 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11908757, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.