Battle of Marathon
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: September 17, 490
Article abstract: At the Battle of Marathon, soldiers of the democratic city-state of Athens inflicted a spectacular defeat on a much larger Persian force.
Summary of Event
In the late summer of 490 b.c.e., a Persian force of some twenty-five thousand arrived by sea at the plain of Marathon in northeast Attica, about 26 miles (42 kilometers) from the city of Athens. Its leaders were Datis and Artaphernes, agents of Darius the Great, known as the Great King, the King of Kings, and the King by the Grace of Ahura Mazda. They had chosen this particular...
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