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Who did the Persians fight against during the Battle of Marathon?
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The Persians fought against the citizens of Athens who were aided by those of Plataea.
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Who ruled the Persians during the battle of Marathon?
King Darius I.
Who was the leader of the Persians during the battle of marathon?
Datis the Mede.
What was the deciding battle during the first invasion of Greece by the Persians?
Marathon.
Who was the Spartan leader during the Battle of Marathon?
Spartans did not fight at the Battle of Marathon. The fight was solely between the Persians, and the Athenians and Plataeans.
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.
Who was the leader of the Persians during the battle of thermopylae?
Xerxes I of Persia
Who led the Persians during the battle of Thermopylae?
Their king, Xerxes I.
What armor did they have during the battle of marathon?
Pants,vests and caps.
What was important about that Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?
The Battle of Marathon was a turning point during the first Persian invasion of Greece. The Persians vastly outnumbered the Greeks on the battlefield, but the Greeks were able to defeat them. The Greeks charged the Persian troops with a thin weaker line, while the Greeks' left and right flanks consisted of stronger troops who quickly surrounded the Persian troops and attacked them on both sides. It was a crushing defeat for the Persians, and the battle convinced the Greeks that while the Persian Empire had vast armies and archers, it was possible to defeat them.
What happened during the battle of Marathon?
The Greeks defeated the Persians through superior arms and tactics . The Greeks were under joint command of Miltiades and Callimachus . The defeat of Persian forces marked the end of the 1st Persian invasion of Greece .
What happened during the marathon battle?
The Greeks defeated the Persians through superior arms and tactics . The Greeks were under joint command of Miltiades and Callimachus . The defeat of Persian forces marked the end of the 1st Persian invasion of Greece .
What are some Persia advantages during either the Battle of Marathon The Battle of Thermopylae or the Battle of Plataea?
Their cavalry against Greeks who relied on armoured infantry.However they lost the battles because:a. Marathon - they were loading their cavalry on ships to attack Athens by sea, and the Athenians ran in and defeated the inferior Persian infantry.b. Thermopylae: The Greeks had a blocking force holding the pass and the Persian cavalry could not be deployed against them. The Persians broke the blockade by vastly superior force.c. Plataia: The Greeks kept their force in the rough ground where the Persian cavalry could not operate, and the inferior Persian infantry was once more defeated by the Greek armoured infantry.
