The Forgotten Twin of Plataea | Battle of Mycale 479 BC

On the same day the Persians were crushed at Plataea, another battle decided the fate of the war.

Far from the plains of Greece, on a narrow stretch of coastline near Mount Mycale, a Greek force landed and destroyed what remained of Persian naval power. No retreat. No recovery. No second invasion.

The Battle of Mycale ended the Greco-Persian Wars.

Most people know Plataea. Almost no one knows its twin.

In this video, you will see how a battle fought on a beach completed what Plataea began, why the Persians collapsed so completely, and how Greek soldiers and sailors proved that empire could be broken on land and sea on the same day.

This is the battle history forgot.

If you watched the Battle of Plataea, this is the story that finishes it.

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