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The Persians embarked their cavalry to go around to Athens and capture it in the absence of the Athenian army at Marathon. The Athenians saw this and ran down and defeat the inferior Persian infantry no longer protected by it cavalry.
After winning that battle, the Athenians realised where the cavalry was headed and all 18,000 ran back to Athens to form up just as the Persians were disembarking. The Persians, disappointed, sailed home.
This run by the 18,000 was the origin of today's marathon runs, though today's pampered athletes don't have to carry weapons, shields and armour and run in sandals.
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∙ 7y agoAthens and its ally Plataea defeated the Persian expeditionary force sent to impose a Persian-friendly tyrant on Athens.
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What happened in 490 BCE in Ancient Greece?
It was the war between Greece and Persian people called the battle of Marathon.
The battles at marathon thermopylae and salamis were part of what war?
The answer is the Persian war.
What war was the battle of marathon part of?
Persian War 499-449 BCE.
A soldier ran from Marathon to Greece to share the outcome of what war?
The Persian War
What happened during the battles between Persia and the Greeks at Marathon Salamis and Thermopylae?
At Marathon and Salamis, the Greek cities defeated the Persian forces. At Thermopylai the Persian forces defeated the Greek cities.
When did Anglo-Persian War happen?
Anglo-Persian War happened in 1856.
Significant battles of Persian war?
Lade, Marathon, Salamis, Plataia, Eurymedon, Cyprus.
What battles were part of the Persian War?
Lade, Marathon, Salamis, Plataea, Mycale, Cyprus.
What was the first battle name of the Persian war?
A battle does not a war make. The Persia War lasted 50 years 499-449 BCE. It comprised many battles over the 50 years. Some names are: Lade, Marathon, Salamis, Plataia, Mykale, Eurymedon, Cyprus.
What was the first war in the Persian wars?
It was the war which happened in 490 BCE and was decided by the Athenian victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.
Who were the leaders of the Persian War battle of Marathon?
Athens/Plataea - Miltiades Persia - Datis and Artaphernes.
What happened at the fourth Persian war?
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