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he Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece. The Greek army decisively defeated the more numerous Persians, marking a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars.
Athens and its ally Plataia defeated the Persian expeditionary force sent out by King Darius at Marathon in 490 BCE.
The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.The Romans invaded and eventually annexed Macedonia and Greece to punish the king of Macedonia for aiding the Carthaginians in the war.
Alexander was king of Macedonia (not Greece) and he conquered the Persian Empire in order to become king of it. The empire stretched from Greece to Egypt and today's Pakistan.
His forces had an initial naval victory at Artemesion, but was then defeated at Salamis, Plataia and Mycale. The Persian invasion failed.
Persian King Darius I
Persian king Xerxes invaded mainland Greece in 480-479 BCE.
Darius
In 490 BC the Persion King Darius invaded Greece. He had planned to invade Greece and take over Athens, however; he lost at the battle of Marathon.
The Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE was where Athens fought off the Persian King Darius. The Persians kept invading Greece for personal gain, and eventually Greece had enough and attacked the Persians back.
Persia had a king, not an emperor. The Persian king Darius I was at home in Persia when the battle of Marathon took place, so he was not killed at Marathon. Darius the Great died of natural causes 14 years after Marathon.
Darius the 1st .
Darius was the third king of the Persian Empire and the father of Xerxes I (the king of Persia mentioned in 300). He was the first Persian to attempt to invade Greece and was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
King Darius I .
Xerxes I.
he Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece. The Greek army decisively defeated the more numerous Persians, marking a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars.
The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece. The Greek army decisively defeated the more numerous Persians, marking a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars.