The aggressors were Spartans who joined with their Theban allies to seize the city of Plataea, an Athenian ally.
'The first convincing example of siege warfare in Ancient Hellas was the siege of Plataea in 429 BCE. Let's see what the sources have to say about the siege equipment and siege tactics for both the attackers and the defenders that were used in the very first siege of the Peloponnesian wars:
