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Persian Plan:
To hold the Athenian army at Marathon with its infantry while their cavalry was shipped by sea around the coast to Athens and there gallop up to take the city, with the gates opened by traitors, while the Athenians were still at Marathon 26 miles away.
Athenian Plan:
To stay in the broken country around the Marathon plain to avoid the Persian cavalry, waiting for reinforcement from Sparta. Then to attack.
What happened:
The Persian cavalry embarked and the Athenians saw the opportunity offered by the weaker Persian infantry without their cavalry, and ran down and routed them.
The Athenians then realised where the Persian cavalry was going and ran back the 26 miles to form up in front of the city as the Persian cavalry disembarked.
The Persians gave up and went home.
The Marathon Run
This run by the Athenian army is commemorated in today's marathon foot races. The hardy Athenians did it much tougher, having already fought a battle and then running over the hills in sandals with armour and weapons.
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When did plutarch write the battle of marathon?
500 years after the battle of marathon
2 pictures that represent the battle of Marathon?
Look up : Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer Also type in picture battle of marathon
Where was the Ancient Greek battle of the marathon held?
The Ancient Greek Battle of Marathon(490B.C.) took place in the bay of marathon
In what year did the Battle of Marathon take place?
The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC. The battle took place in Marathon, Greece. It was a battle between the citizens of Athens, and the Persians.
When did the marathon happen?
The Battle of Marathon occurred in 490 BC .
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 .
When did the battle of marathon start?
The Battle of Marathon started in 490 BC. A couple years after the Persian Wars
Which happened first- battle of Marathon or battle of Platea?
Marathon 490 BCE. Plataea 479 BCE.
Was pan is the battle of marathon?
The presence of Pan , the mythological Greek god , at the Battle of Marathon was not recorded by historians .
When did the Greeks win the battle of Marathon?
The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
What was the effect did the athenian runner have on the battle of marathon?
"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
Why was the battle of marathon givin its name?
It took place on the Plain of Marathon.
