Plataean siege (431–427 BC)

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The Plataean siege (431–427 BC) was a prolonged Spartan and Theban blockade and eventual capture of the Athenian-allied city of Plataea during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
siege
aftermath surviving Plataeans resettled in Attica
territory of Plataea given to Thebes
allyOf Athens
belligerent Athens
Plataea
Sparta
Thebes
cause alliance of Plataea with Athens
hostility between Thebes and Plataea
chronology early phase of the Peloponnesian War
combatantStrength large Peloponnesian and Theban force
small Plataean garrison
commandedBy Spartan king Archidamus II
conflictIn Peloponnesian War
conflictType land siege
describedBySource Thucydides
endTime 427 BC
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek
location Boeotia
Plataea
ancient Greece
notableEvent Plataean breakout attempt
Plataean surrender
Spartan siege works and circumvallation
Spartan tribunal of Plataeans
opponentOf Sparta
Thebes
partOf Archidamian War
precededBy Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)
relatedTo Battle of Plataea (479 BC)
linked to: Battle of Plataea

Theban–Plataean conflict
result Spartan and Theban victory
capture of Plataea
destruction of Plataea
execution of Plataean prisoners
significance elimination of an Athenian ally in Boeotia
example of harsh treatment of defeated polis
startTime 431 BC
tacticUsed blockade
circumvallation wall
mining and countermining
siege engines

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Plataea notableEvent Plataean siege (431–427 BC)
Plataean siege (431–427 BC) precededBy Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)
linked to: Plataean siege (431–427 BC)