How Sparta Avenged the 300 Spartans | The Battle of Plataea

What happened after the 300 Spartans fell at Thermopylae?

In 480 BC, King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans made their legendary last stand against the Persian army. But the Persian invasion of Greece was not over.

One year later, the Greeks returned to the battlefield.

At Plataea in 479 BC, Greek forces led by Sparta faced the Persian army commanded by Mardonius, Xerxes’ leading general. What followed became one of the most important battles of the Greco-Persian Wars.

In this video, we follow the story from the fall of Thermopylae to the Battle of Plataea—and discover how the Greeks fought back against the Persian invasion.

⚔️ In this video:
• The fall of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans
• Xerxes’ invasion of Greece
• The Persian occupation of Athens
• The Greek victory at Salamis
• Sparta prepares for the final confrontation
• The Battle of Plataea
• The death of Mardonius
• How the Persian invasion of Greece finally collapsed

This is the story of Thermopylae, Sparta, Persia, and the battle that changed Greek history.

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