Historic Battles
The Battle of Plataea
479 BC · Plataea, Greece
FoundThe prize. The relics of Greece's deliverance
Where. Plataea, Greece
Status. Found
Where. Plataea, Greece
Status. Found
The account
The Greeks crushed the last Persian army on land at Plataea in 479 BC and dedicated a tenth of the spoils at Delphi, but the field where it was won still holds its arms.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Plataea, Greece, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of The Battle of Plataea to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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