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How did the Athenians and the Persians compromise in the battle of Marathon?
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∙ 6y ago
Both had plans -
The Athenians to wait for reinforcements from Sparta, lurking in the hills around the Plain of Marathon where the Persian cavalry could not get at them.
The Persians kept the Athenians interested, while they prepared to ship their cavalry around to Athens and, in the absence of the Athenian army, the cavalry would gallop up to the city, where traitors would open the gates and they would capture it. The Athenian army would then be stuck and have to come to terms with the Persians who had brought along the ex-tyrant of Athens Hippias, who would be put in control.
The Persian plan went astray when they loaded the cavalry on the ships to head for Athens. The Athenians, seeing them leaving, ran down and defeated the inferior Persian infantry, left without its protective cavalry. Then, realising where the Persian cavalry was headed for, the Athenian infantry ran back over the hills the 26 miles to Athens and formed up in front of the city just as the Persian cavalry was disembarking. The Persian cavalry, frustrated, went home.
This run by the 18,000 Athenian soldiers was the origin of today's marathon runs.
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Did the Persians defeat the people when they were at Marathon?
At the battle of Marathon 490 BCE the Athenians defeated the Persians.
Whom did the Persians fight at the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
Athenians
Who was was defeated by the Greeks at the Bay of Marathon?
The Athenians and their Platian allies defeated the Persians punitive expedition sent against them in a land battle on the Plain of Marathon.
Who was the Spartan leader during the Battle of Marathon?
Spartans did not fight at the Battle of Marathon. The fight was solely between the Persians, and the Athenians and Plataeans.
Where was the battle fought in which the Persians were defeated by the Athenians who were only half their number?
Marathon 490 BCE.
Did the Persians defeat the people when they were at Marathon?
At the battle of Marathon 490 BCE the Athenians defeated the Persians.
Which famous battle were the Ancient Persians defeated by the Ancient Athenians?
The Battle of Marathon .
Whom did the Persians fight at the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
Athenians
Where did the Athenians win a great battle against the Persians?
Marathon , Greece
Who was was defeated by the Greeks at the Bay of Marathon?
The Athenians and their Platian allies defeated the Persians punitive expedition sent against them in a land battle on the Plain of Marathon.
What is the The Battle of Marathon?
The Battle of Marathon was the first attempt , and first defeat , by Persian forces to subjugate Greece . The Persians were defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , Greece .
Who was the Spartan leader during the Battle of Marathon?
Spartans did not fight at the Battle of Marathon. The fight was solely between the Persians, and the Athenians and Plataeans.
Who fought the battle of marathon and when did it take place?
Persians and Athens fought each other at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC - the Athenians prevailed .
Where was the battle fought in which the Persians were defeated by the Athenians who were only half their number?
Marathon 490 BCE.
Who the battle of marathon was between?
The batte of Marathon was between the Athenian people or Athens and the greatest empire of that time Persia.
Did the Persians defeat Athens at the batle of marathon?
No, it was the other way round. Athens Defeated the Persian Army at the Battle of Marathon.
What is the term for Decisive battle fought in 490 B.C. Athenians defeated the Persians?
The battle of Marathon (a plain 26 miles to the north of Athens).
