Spears, swords, armour, helmets. The Persians had wicker shields.
The Greeks did
The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
The battle of Marathon began in 490 BC. The battle took place between the Persian Empire and the Greeks. Eventually, the Greeks won the war.
Athens won at Marathon. Rome won against Carthage.
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
Not surprising at all. The Athenian armoured infantry was superior to the Persian infantry. The Greeks attacked the Persians infantry in the absence of their cavalry.
The Greek present - the Athenians and Plataians - won with minimal casualties and drove off the Persian force sent against them.
The Greeks won the battle of Platae.
The name marathon comes from the Battle of Marathon. It was fought between Persia and Athens at Marathon, Greece. After the Greeks defeated the Persians, they sent a runner back to Athens to inform the Greeks of their victory. The distance between Marathon and Athens was around 25 to 26 kilometers. He burst into the assembly hall exclaiming Νενικήκαμεν (We have won!) then collapsed and died from exhaustion. This is just a legend.
I think it was the Greeks who won it
The word marathon comes from the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians won the battle and told their messenger to tell the rest of Athens of the victory. After 25 miles he reached Athens and said, "Rejoice, for we have won!" Then he collapsed dead.
Which battle - there were many, but the Greeks won by superior strategies and tactics.