In the 479 B.C. battle of Plataea, Greek "hoplite" forces fighting in phalanxes met the mighty army of the Persian superpower. Study the unfolding of this dramatic engagement, and learn how it ended the Persian threat to Greece and allowed for the flowering of Greece's cultural Golden Age
Analysis
European/Baltic Studies
History - Ancient
History - Military
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Performer
Features: Gregory S. Aldrete Ph.D., University of Michigan
Event
Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2014
