battle of Plataea

Noun

Meaning

a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Plataea

Examples

Holland, p.366 Like the Battles of Marathon and Thermopylae, Salamis has gained something of a 'legendary' status (unlike, for instance, the more decisive Battle of Plataea), perhaps because of the desperate circumstances and the unlikely odds. Source: Internet

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