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What battle did the Athenians defeat Darius and the Persian army saving Athens?
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Battle of Marathon
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Which Persian emporor was defeated by athenian forces at the battle of marathon?
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great was defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
Which Persian leader fought the Athenians in a battle at Marathon?
The Mede general Datis and Persian general Artaphernes commanded the Persian forces.
What does the battle of marathon describe?
The Athenian militia defeated the the Persian forces of Darius I.
What battle was it that Darius was defeated by the Greeks?
Darius the Great's commander Datis came to grief at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC (First Persian invasion of Greece) .
Why were the Greeks able to win the battle of marathon?
It was not the Greeks, it was Athens and its ally Plataia. The Athenians waited on the edge of the Plain of Marathon for reinforcement from Sparta. Then saw the superior Persian cavalry being embarked on ships and ran down and defeated the unsupported inferior Persian infantry.
Who is the Persian emperor who attacked the athenians at the battle of marathon?
King Darius I .
What happened to Marathon in the Persian Wars?
It was the site of a battle between Athens and Plataea and a Persian expeditionary force sent to take over Athens and reinstall an Athenian tyrant to prevent it causing further trouble within the Persian Empire. The Athenians repelled the Persian force at the battle.
King of the Persians?
Under Xerxes I the Persian army captured Athens following the battle of Thermopylae. The Persian king to conquer Athens , was the famous Persian king called Cyrus.
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.
How did the battle of marathon finish?
With the Athenians defeating the Persian infantry, the Persian cavalry being rowed around to Athens, and the Athenian army then running back to Athens to stop them taking the city in their absence.
Where did the athenians beat the Persians to end the Persian war?
It was the Delian League forces, led by Athens - the battle of Cyprus 450 BCE.
What Persian leader was defeated at the battle of Marathon?
Datis and Artaphernes, the generals appointed by Persian king Darius I to command the punative expedition against Athens and Eritea.
What King of Persia lost the Marathon?
An Persian expeditionary force sent by King Darius to punish the Eretrians and Athenians for interfering in his empire was defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE.
What Persian kinh conquered the Greeks at the first battle of marathon in 490 bc?
Athens and its ally Plataia defeated the Persian expeditionary force sent out by King Darius at Marathon in 490 BCE.
What is the battle between the Persians and athenians called?
Greco-Persian Wars .
What is the name of the Persian king in the battle of marathon?
Darius the 1st .
Which Persian emporor was defeated by athenian forces at the battle of marathon?
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great was defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
