There were ten generals (strategos) - one from each tribe commanding their tribal contingent. The nominal war leader was the Polemarch Callimachus. The story is that, as they waited for an opportunity to attack, each of the ten took it in turns day about to be commander. On the tenth day when the battle was actually joined, it was the turn of Miltiades.
There ware ten, one from each tribe, who took overall command in turnes, day by day; with the Polemarch magistrate Callimachos in nominal control. The one in control when the battle joined was Miltiades.
Miltiades was in tactical command. Callimachus was in nominal strategic command, but he approved Miltiades battle plan.
. . . Miltiades the Younger .
Callimachus and Miltiades the Younger .
The Marathon run commemorates the run of 18,000 Athenian soldiers, who ran back the 26 miles to Athens after defeating the Persian infantry at Marathon, in order to defend the city against an attack by the Persian cavalry which was being shipped around to Athens by sea while the Athenian army was engaged at Marathon.
Yes , heavily armoured Athenian infantry were known as Hoplites who fought at the battle of Marathon against the Persians in tightly knit formations known as a phalanx .
No, demosthenes was an Athenian general.
They were defending their city from an attempt by Persia to instal an expelled Athenian tyrant to rule them.
The Athenian diet was basically bread made from barley and oats. It was supplemented by small amounts of fish or poultry.
Of the ten generals, it was the turn of Miltiades on the day of the battle.
Trojan War - 12th Century BCE. Battle of Marathon - 5th Century BCE. Don't know anyone who lived that long.
Phiedippides
The Athenian and Plataian armoured infantry.
"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
Peace.
Their punitive expedition against Eretreia and Athens losing the battle of Marathon to the Athenian and Plataean armies.
They lurked in the hills around the Plain of Marathon, waiting on reinforcements from Sparta.
The batte of Marathon was between the Athenian people or Athens and the greatest empire of that time Persia.
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great was defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
Pheidippides
The Athenian militia defeated the the Persian forces of Darius I.