Online historical animation · Episode · Classical Greece · Peloponnesian War

Kings and Generals — Plataea 429–427 BC — Peloponnesian War

Released · 2023

Classical Greece

The episode examines the siege of Plataea during the Peloponnesian War. This is the siege of 429–427 BCE, not the battle against the Persians in 479 BCE.

View towards the Acropolis from the Pnyx in Athens — The Pnyx and Acropolis, Athens. Contextual photograph; not a production still. George E. Koronaios · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped and resized.

The production story

The episode examines the siege of Plataea during the Peloponnesian War. This is the siege of 429–427 BCE, not the battle against the Persians in 479 BCE. Maps, animation and narration provide the explanatory form of this independently published online history programme.

This record covers the original 2023 episode. Later full-war compilations, short extracts or reuploads are not counted as additional productions here. It is classified as online historical animation, separate from a television documentary or feature film.

Known filming locations

An animated online production. Map locations describe historical events, not a physical filming itinerary.

Developments

13 July 2023
Original episode publication, cross-checked against the episode catalogue. Source ↗

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