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
Salamis.
Marathon.
Their punitive expedition against Eretreia and Athens losing the battle of Marathon to the Athenian and Plataean armies.
The battle of Marathon 490 BCE.
The Battle of Marathon was the first attempt , and first defeat , by Persian forces to subjugate Greece . The Persians were defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , Greece .
The initial Persian expansion was against the cities of Mesopotamia.
Alexander the Great's first significant victories against the Persians included the Battle of Granicus in 334 BCE and the Battle of Issus in 333 BCE. These victories allowed him to gain control over Asia Minor and parts of Syria, respectively. The defeat of the Persian forces not only secured these regions but also established Alexander's reputation as a formidable military leader, paving the way for his subsequent conquests throughout the Persian Empire.
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