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Plataea: The Battle That Decided Greece's Fate
In 479 BCE, one year after Thermopylae and Salamis, the largest hoplite army ever assembled faced the Persian Empire on the plains of Plataea. Lucas and Luna explore how the Greek alliance—led by Spartan regent Pausanias—nearly unraveled before the fighting began, how Persian commander Mardonius gambled on a cavalry trap, and how a misunderstood oracle almost changed the course of history. They examine the controversial role of the Athenians under Xanthippus, the brutal aftermath for Thebes, and why Plataea—not Marathon or Salamis—was the true decisive land battle of the Persian Wars. Along…
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