Siege of Plataea

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:aftermath end of Plataean autonomy
gptkbp:alliance with Athens
gptkbp:casualties significant civilian losses
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Sparta
gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Cleon
gptkb:Pericles
gptkbp:community_impact control of Boeotia
gptkbp:conflict strategic victory for Athens
gptkbp:consequences Athenian control over the region
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in literature
gptkbp:cultural_representation art and drama
gptkbp:date 429 BC
gptkbp:defense Plataeans
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations alliances in the Peloponnesian War
gptkbp:duration two years
gptkbp:events gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:has_expansion increased after the siege
gptkbp:historical_analysis debated by scholars
gptkbp:historical_context Athenian imperialism
varied among historians
used to justify actions
Greek city-state rivalries
gptkbp:historical_debate justification of the siege
gptkbp:historical_documentation archaeological evidence
gptkbp:historical_event remembered in Greek history.
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historical_significance turning point in the war
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Thucydides
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Plataea
gptkbp:impact suffered during the siege
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Athenian_forces
Boeotian forces
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Archidamus_II
Pericles' influence
gptkbp:legacy influenced future sieges
Athenian military reputation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Plataea
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms approach
gptkbp:military_technology siege engines
gptkbp:narrative_style central to Peloponnesian War studies
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:Boeotian_League
gptkbp:notable_battle importance of supply lines
gptkbp:outcome destruction of Plataea
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:political_ideology depicted as a heroic struggle
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Plutarch
modern historians
gptkbp:responds_to resistance efforts
retaliatory actions
gptkbp:result gptkb:Athenian_victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated the strength of Athenian naval power
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
attrition warfare
starvation
direct assault
land siege
boosted by victory
diminished by defeat
gptkbp:year 429 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xerxes'_invasion_of_Greece
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5