Now, here on this rugged patch of earth called Plataea…

这里叫做普罗提亚现在就在这大地崎岖的一隅…

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After his defeat at Plataea in 479 BC, Xerxes, king of Persia, was retreating from Greece when his ship, overloaded with Persian warriors, was caught in a heavy storm.

波斯国王薛西斯公元前四七九年在普拉蒂亚战败之后， 从希腊撤退。 他船上所载将士本来已过多， 途中还遇上大风暴。

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The Ionian cities eventually lost their freedom, first to the Lydians and then to the Persians, whose attempt to conquer Greece ended with their defeat by the Greek allies at the battle of Plataea in 479 B.

WSJ: 'Aladdin's Lamp'