Plataea 479 BCA highly illustrated account of the closing battle of the Greek and Persian War. Plataea 479 BC details one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre 20th century history. Close to 100,000 hoplite and light armed Greeks faced an even larger barbarian army that included elite Asian cavalry and infantry, with troops from as far away as India. Notably, thousands of Greek hoplites and cavalry also fought on the Persian side. During several