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In 479 BC, on the plains near Plataea, the Greeks didn’t make another heroic last stand—they hunted down and destroyed the army that had burned their cities.

This video tells the full story of the Battle of Plataea: the brutal answer to Thermopylae. We follow the war from Xerxes’ mutilation of Leonidas at the Hot Gates and the burning of Athens, through Mardonius’ winter in Greece and failed diplomacy, to the largest Greek army ever assembled under Pausanias. You’ll see how Spartans, Athenians, and their allies shattered the Persian invasion, stormed the fortified camp, and turned victory into near total annihilation.

But this isn’t just tactics and troop numbers. We ask the uncomfortable questions Plataea raises:
When does defense become vengeance?
How far did the Greeks choose to go once they were no longer fighting for survival?
What did this battle unleash in Athens, Sparta, and the wider Greek world?

If you’re into the Greco Persian Wars, Spartans, ancient military strategy, or dark corners of history that don’t fit into simple “heroic” narratives, this deep dive from *Crimson States* is for you.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER**

This video is for educational and analytical purposes only. It discusses historical warfare, violence, and mass killing in an ancient context.
It does not endorse or glorify real world violence, nationalism, or hatred toward any modern people, culture, or religion.
Reconstructions of events, numbers, and motives are based on ancient sources (like Herodotus) and modern scholarship and remain open to debate.

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Battle of Plataea, Plataea 479 BC, aftermath of Thermopylae, Thermopylae revenge, Spartans vs Persians, Greco Persian Wars, Pausanias Spartan general, Mardonius Persian general, Xerxes invasion of Greece, destruction of Persian army, ancient Greek warfare, Spartan history, Athenian history, Persian Empire history, ancient battles explained, dark side of Sparta, ancient military strategy, Greek city states, Herodotus Histories, Crimson States, brutal ancient battles, forgotten history, dark history stories

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