Plataea
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, G. Reger, R. Talbert
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May 26, 2023 10:32 PM
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History
Plataea is an ancient city of Boeotia, located south of Thebes. In 479 BC Plataea was the site of the Battle of Plataea, in which an allied Greek army defeated the Persians. Plataea was destroyed in the Peloponnesian War by Thebes and Sparta in 427 BC and rebuilt in 386 BC.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541063
38.2157303333, 23.2718473333
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 5554 (750 BC - AD 640)
- DARMC location 11744 (750 BC - AD 640)
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640)
- Plataea located in Boeotia (unspecified date range)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 E4 Plataea
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Kokkla
J. Fossey, J. Morin, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, G. Reger, and R. Talbert, 'Plataea: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541063> [accessed: 27 May 2023]
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