dec 31, 478 BC - At Plataea, the Spartans led a Greek army of about 100,000 in destroying a larger Persian force
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Only a small fraction of the once mighty Persian army returned to Persia. After the fight, the Greek fleet sailed for the island of Samos, off the coast of Anatolia. They landed and conquered the Perisan army at Cape Mycale. although this was far from the end of the fights against Persia, the Greeks no longer feared Persian invasionAdded to timeline:
Date:
dec 31, 478 BC
Now
~ 2506 years ago