Battle of Plataea
Hellenic-Persian Wars ◊ Phase II ◊ August 479 BC
Modelling: 505 miniature-figures metal 1/96 scale.
Story: After the battle of Thermopylae, Hellenic city-states retreated to Peloponnese to prepare their defence nearby Corinth, allowing Persians to conquer Phocis, Boeotia, Attica, and Euboea. However, the naval-battle of Salamis delayed the plans of Xerxes, who postponed the invasion to Peloponnese for the coming year. The major city-states of Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Megara reviewed their defensive plan. They assembled an allied army of 50,000 soldiers and marched to Boeotia to face the Persian army (100,000 plus cavalry) led by Mardonius. For strategic reasons the two armies were positioned across each other, for over ten days, often changing positions and trying to control the passes and the supplies of food and water. Finally, after several tactical manoeuvring, the decisive battle took place nearby Plataea and ended with a sound victory of the Hellenic forces. As a result, the invasion ended and Persians did not consider again another invasion against Hellenic city-states.
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Hellenic allies
Hellenic allies overview
Athenian army
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Athenian hoplites
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Athenian army
Athenian phalanx
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Athenian phalanx
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Athenian hoplites
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Athenian army
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Megarian hoplites
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Megarian hoplites
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Megarian hoplites
Hellenic allies
Siceonean infantry
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Siceonean infantry
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Megarian & Siceonean hoplites
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Tegean & Corinthian hoplites
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Corinthian hoplites
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Corinthian hoplites
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Corinthian hoplites
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Corinthian hoplites
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Corinthian hoplites
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Corinthian hoplites
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Tegean hoplites
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Tegean hoplites
Hellenic allies
Plataean hoplites
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Plataean hoplites
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Spartan hoplites
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Spartan hoplites
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Spartan hoplites
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Spartan ilotes
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Spartan army
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Spartan army
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Spartan Army
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Hellenic allies overview
Hellenic allies overview
hellenic allies view from top
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Persian allies
Persian allies army overview
Battle overview
Persian leaders & royal guards
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Persian royal guards
Persian royal guards
Persian leaders
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Persian cavalry
Mysians & Medes army
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Medes army
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Lydes army
Persian allies
Lydes army
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Lydes army
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Bactrian army
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Bactrian army
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Indian army
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Indian army
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Fregan army
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Fregian army
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Sacan army
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Sacan army
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Beotean & Sacan army
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Beotean army
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Thessalian army
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Thracean & Beotean army
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Thessalians-Beoteans-Sacans
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Persian allies army
Persian cavalry
Battle overview
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Persian allies army overview
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