Plataea

(plə tēə)

ancient city in Boeotia, EC Greece: site of a battle (479 ) in which the Greeks defeated the Persians
also Plataeae

See Plataea in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.
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