Marathon
On the Plain of Marathon 26 miles north of Athens.
The Battle of Marathon .
In 490 BC, and again ten years later in 480 BC.
They lost.
He was with the Persians at the battle of Marathon and is said to have died on the way back at Lemnos in 490 BC.
Battle of Marathon 17th September 490 bc
There were a number of events in the year 490 BC. The major event was the Battle of Marathon where the Greeks led by Athens defeated the Persians. This battle saved Greece from invasion.
490 BC When a runner took a message to Athens with the news that the Greeks had won a battle against the Persians at Marathon
Persians and Athens fought each other at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC - the Athenians prevailed .
It was not the Greeks but the Greek city-state of Eretria.The Persians then switched to Athens which defeated them at Marathon.
In 490 BC Greeks victoriously fought Persians in the Battle of Marathon in an attempt from King Darius I to subjugate Greece.
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.