The Athenians and their Platian allies defeated the Persians punitive expedition sent against them in a land battle on the Plain of Marathon.
Marathon was a plain, not a city. It was owned by Athens. They fought a battle against a Persian amphibious punitive expedition sent by Persia in 490 BCE.
Not the Greeks, but the Greek city-states of Athens and Plataea, The battle in 490 BCE was on the plain of Marathon (not a city) 26 miles north of Athens.
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.
In ancient times, Athens (and other Greek allies) secured one decisive victory over its traditional enemy, Persia, on a coastal plain called Marathon. Occurring in 490 B.C.E., this battle was won by the Greeks against a much larger force and ended a Persian invasion-threat.
alexander
alexander
Plain and simple He is weird. It was totally pointless though (committing suicide i mean)Answer 2:He commits suicide to try to win the battle against Sasuke.
Persia sent a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens for their role in supporting the Ionian revolt against Persian rule. Eretria was captured but Athens resisted and defeated the Persian force on the plain of Marathon.
The Athenians and Plataians.
Persia sent a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens for their role in supporting the Ionian Revolt against Persian rule in Asia Minor. Eretria was captured but Athens resisted and defeated the Persian force on the plain of Marathon.
Not a city - the Plain of Marathon.