Atlas of Battles

war, 9 engagements

Battles of Second Persian invasion of Greece

The atlas places 9 engagements of Second Persian invasion of Greece (480 BC to 479 BC): 3 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Greece (7), Turkey (2). The most widely documented: Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Salamis, Battle of Plataea, Battle of Mycale, Battle of Artemisium.

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Siege of OlynthusSiege of PotidaeaSiege of PotidaeaBattle of ArtemisiumBattle of ThermopylaeBattle of SalamisBattle of MycaleSiege of SestosBattle of PlataeaBattle of ArtemisiumBattle of ThermopylaeBattle of SalamisBattle of MycaleSiege of SestosBattle of PlataeaİzmirPatraBalıkesirManisaLarissaAgrinioChalkidaKateriniMitiliniTripoli200 km38.992N, 24.847E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

480 BC: 5 engagements5 in 480 BC479 BC: 4 engagements480 BC479 BC
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Artemisium, 480 BCSiege of Olynthus, 480 BCSiege of Potidaea, 480 BCBattle of Thermopylae, 480 BCBattle of Salamis, 480 BCBattle of Mycale, 479 BCSiege of Sestos, 479 BCSiege of Potidaea, 479 BCBattle of Plataea, 479 BC480 BC479 BC
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
480 BCBattle of ArtemisiumQ1728291, GreecePersian victory
480 BCSiege of OlynthusOlynthus, Greece
480 BCSiege of PotidaeaPotidaea, Greece
July 480 BCBattle of ThermopylaeThermopylae, GreecePersian victory
29 September 480 BCBattle of SalamisSalamis Island, GreeceGreek victory
479 BCBattle of MycaleMycale, TurkeyGreek victory; Ionia begins second revolt against Persian rule...
479 BCSiege of SestosSestos, Turkey
479 BCSiege of PotidaeaPotidaea, Greece
27 August 479 BCBattle of PlataeaPlataea, GreeceGreek victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Second Persian invasion of Greece (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.