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Which Persian leader fought the Athenians in a battle at Marathon?
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The Mede general Datis and Persian general Artaphernes commanded the Persian forces.
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How many Greeks fought in the battle of marathon?
9,000 Athenians and of their 1,000 Plataian allies.
Who was the battle of marathon fought by?
An expeditionary force from the Persian Empire and the combined armies of Athens and its ally Plataia.
Was Darius a Persian general who fought against the Athenians?
yes
Why didn't the Athenian army go out to fight the Persians when they arrived at Marathon?
They were in the middle of a religious festival but undertook to come in a couple of days when it was over. They then set off at a fast pace, but before they arrived the battle was fought. They marched up to Marathon, viewed the battlefield, congratulated the Athenians and went home.
Why were they fighting in the battle of marathon?
Athens fought off a Persian expeditionary force sent to punish it for burning down the Persian provincial capital of Sardis in Asia Minor several years earlier.
Who fought the battle of marathon and when did it take place?
Persians and Athens fought each other at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC - the Athenians prevailed .
How many Greeks fought in the battle of marathon?
9,000 Athenians and of their 1,000 Plataian allies.
Where was the battle fought in which the Persians were defeated by the Athenians who were only half their number?
Marathon 490 BCE.
What is the term for Decisive battle fought in 490 B.C. Athenians defeated the Persians?
The battle of Marathon (a plain 26 miles to the north of Athens).
What was the battle stratagey of Marathon?
Persian Plan:To hold the Athenian army at Marathon with its infantry while their cavalry was shipped by sea around the coast to Athens and there gallop up to take the city, with the gates opened by traitors, while the Athenians were still at Marathon 26 miles away.Athenian Plan:To stay in the broken country around the Marathon plain to avoid the Persian cavalry, waiting for reinforcement from Sparta. Then to attack.What happened:The Persian cavalry embarked and the Athenians saw the opportunity offered by the weaker Persian infantry without their cavalry, and ran down and routed them.The Athenians then realised where the Persian cavalry was going and ran back the 26 miles to form up in front of the city as the Persian cavalry disembarked.The Persians gave up and went home.The Marathon RunThis run by the Athenian army is commemorated in today's marathon foot races. The hardy Athenians did it much tougher, having already fought a battle and then running over the hills in sandals with armour and weapons.
In what year did the Greeks win the battle near the city 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.
Who was the battle of marathon fought by?
An expeditionary force from the Persian Empire and the combined armies of Athens and its ally Plataia.
What do the battle of Marathon battle of salamis and the battle of Thermopylae have in common?
The Battle of Marathon, the Battle of Salamis, and the Battle of Thermopylae were fought between Greek city-states and invading Persian Empire forces in the early Fifth Century BCE.
What do the battle of marathon the battle of salamis and battle of thermopylae have in common?
The Battle of Marathon, the Battle of Salamis, and the Battle of Thermopylae were fought between Greek city-states and invading Persian Empire forces in the early Fifth Century BCE.
Who was the Persian general who fought against the Athenians?
yes
Where did the Greeks get the idea of a marathon?
The Athenians fought the Persians in the Battle of Marathon, a town in Attika. Thy myth says a soldier, Feidippides, ran to Athens, 40 km, to tell about their victory. The battle is history, the running is a myth.
Was Darius a Persian general who fought against the Athenians?
yes
