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What was the name of the place near Athens were Persians war began?
Marathon .
What was Marathon the most important war?
Marathon was not a war, it was one battle in a 50-year war between Persia and the Greek city-states. The most important battles were Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. The significance of Marathon is that it was the first time that the Persians were defeated, and this Athenian victory showed to the other Greek city states, after nine years of Persian victories, that the Persians could be beaten.
What contribution did Miltiades make to the course of the Persian war?
Miltiades the Younger helped to defeat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon .
What was tragic about the event that created the marathon?
After winning a war against the Persians on the battlefield of Marathon, Pheidippides a messenger ran all the way to Athens to announce their win. When he got there he said the word Nenikékamen, which means We Have Won and then died from exhaustion. From Marathon to Athens is 26.2 miles and Pheidippides ran that and that is why they call it a marathon.
Who did the Persians conquer on the First Persian War?
They captured one of the ir two targets - Eretria. Then they moved on to Athens but were defeated at Marathon, and went home.
Why were the Marathon and the Thermopylae important to the Persian War?
They were rallying calls for the Greeks. The Athenian success at Marathon demonstrated to the other Greek cities that the Persians could be beaten. Thermopylae became another symbol for Greek steadfastness which was used by the Greeks for propaganda on the superiority of the Greek warrior.
What is special about the battle of Marathon?
It was the first Greek victory in the 50-year war, occurring in the 9th year of the war. It turned the balance - the Greeks realised that the Persians were beatable, and went on to a series of victories.
What people were in the marathon war?
My Mom waz in the marathon war
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.
How did the battle of Marathon get its name?
According to legend, the marathon springs from an account of a Greek soldier who ran from the town of Marathon to Athens, which is about 25 miles and some change, to inform the Senate that the Battle of Marathon had been won. The legend states that the soldier ran the entire difficult, mountainous route nonstop, declared "We are victorious", collapsed and died.
Is marathon an Olympic sport?
The word marathon comes from Greece. After a war a man ran the 26 odd miles to deliver the message that they had won a war, he uttered the message and then collapsed and then died. In memory of this man a marathon is run the exact distance he ran.
Who was the king of the Persians while Sparta and the Persians were in war?
He was Xerxes
