The battles of Plataea and Mycale Flashcards
The final battles in this stage of Greco-Persian conflict
What did Themistocles do after the battle of Salamis?
He spent the winter of 480/479 BC in a congress in Sparta to discuss strategy
However, at this point the Athenians had him replaced
Who did the Athenians appoint to replace Themistocles?
Xanthippus and Aristides
What happened in 479BC?
How did the Athenians respond?
The Persians attacked Greece again
The Greeks evacuated Attica for a second time
The people retreated to Salamis and Athens was agin destroyed
Who did the Athenians appeal to for help?
The Spartans
After the death of Leonidas, who was ruling Sparta?
Leonidas’ son was king but far too young to rule
His gaurdian Pausanias became regent and ruled in his place
Where did the Greek forces assemble?
At the isthmus of Corinth
From where did the assembled Greek forces come?
Sparta, Athens, Plataea, Megara, Aegina, Corinth
In total, roughly how many Greek were assembled?
30,000
What did Mardonius attempt to do when the Greek forces assembled?
Make a truce with the Athenians (which they refused) before retreating from Athens
Where did Mardoniusgo when he retreated from Athens?
To boeotia, where he prepared his 40-50,000 men for a battle at Plataea
Why was this battle unusual for the Greeks?
Pausanias seemed to have little control over the different Greek contingents
At one point he ordered a retreat which the Athenians refused to obey
Who was the Athenian commander who refused to retreat when ordered to by Pausanias?
Aristides
Who met the Persians in the battle?
A strong spartan phalanx
Who did the Athenians meet in the battle?
Thebans who had medised
What did Pausanias decide to do with the Thebans who had medised and fought with the Persians?
To take them to the isthmus and execurte them
