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Platea (Island)
''Platea'' may refer to: *Plataea, an ancient Greek city-state in Boeotia *Platea, Pennsylvania Platea is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 443 at the 2020 census. Geography Platea is located in western Erie County at (41.951078, -80.325143). It is bordered to the west, north, and east by Girard T ..., a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States * ''Platea'' (plant), a genus of plants * ''Plataea'' (moth), a genus of moths {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plataea
Plataea or Plataia (; grc, Πλάταια), also Plataeae or Plataiai (; grc, Πλαταιαί), was an ancient city, located in Greece in southeastern Boeotia, south of Thebes.Mish, Frederick C., Editor in Chief. “Plataea.” '' Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary''. 9th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., 1985. , (indexed), and (deluxe). It was the location of the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC, in which an alliance of Greek city-states defeated the Persians. Plataea was destroyed in the Peloponnesian War by Thebes and Sparta in 427 BC, and rebuilt in 386. The modern Greek town of Plataies is built near its ruins. Alliance with Athens and presence at Marathon Herodotus wrote that, in order to avoid coming under Theban hegemony, Plataea offered to "put themselves into Spartan hands". However, the Spartans refused this offer and, wishing to cause mischief between the Boeotians and Athens, recommended that the Plataeans ally themselves with Athens ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platea, Pennsylvania
Platea is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 443 at the 2020 census. Geography Platea is located in western Erie County at (41.951078, -80.325143). It is bordered to the west, north, and east by Girard Township, to the south by Elk Creek Township, and at its southwestern corner by Conneaut Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 474 people, 172 households, and 137 families residing in the borough. The population density was 144.0 people per square mile (55.6/km²). There were 184 housing units at an average density of 55.9 per square mile (21.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.89% White, 0.42% African American, 0.84% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population. There were 172 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platea (plant)
''Platea'', known as 肖榄属 (xiao lan shu) in Mandarin, is a genus in the Metteniusaceae found in tropical and subtropical Asia. It is a small genus of mostly dioecious trees that grow in high-elevation forests. Description ''Platea'' is a genus of predominantly dioecious trees with spirally arranged leathery leaves. Plants may grow up to 45 meters tall. The young shoots and branches are covered with stellate (star-shaped) trichomes or simple hairs. The staminate (male) flowers are arranged in panicles and the pistillate (female) flowers in racemes. The flowers are pentamerous (floral parts arranged in five), with female flowers lacking petals. The stigma is sessile and disc-shaped, and the ovaries are cylindrical. The fruits are cylindrical drupes that are blue-black when ripe with a woody endocarp. Taxonomy and naming ''Platea'' was once placed in the Icacinaceae. After the Icacinaceae were split into four smaller families, ''Platea'' was transferred to the Metteniusaceae. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
