Their ten generals, one from each tribe.
The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
The Persians .
The battle of Marathon was a result of the Persians under King Darius the First to punish the Greeks for supporting the Ionian Revolt where Sardis had been burned after capture . The battle was essentially where the Greeks defeated a Persian punitive expedition that failed .
There were a number of events in the year 490 BC. The major event was the Battle of Marathon where the Greeks led by Athens defeated the Persians. This battle saved Greece from invasion.
9,000 Athenians and of their 1,000 Plataian allies.
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The battle of Marathon began in 490 BC. The battle took place between the Persian Empire and the Greeks. Eventually, the Greeks won the war.
The Greeks.
The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
The Persians .
Marathon, Greece .
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Greeks versus Persians .
The Greeks
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In 490 BC Greeks victoriously fought Persians in the Battle of Marathon in an attempt from King Darius I to subjugate Greece.
Athens won at Marathon. Rome won against Carthage.