It took place in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia , and was fought between an alliance of the Greek city-states , including Sparta , Athens , Corinth and Megara , and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I .
The battle was in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia . It was fought between the Greek allies ( the city-states , of Sparta , Athens , Corinth and Megara ) , and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I .