An expeditionary force from the Persian Empire and the combined armies of Athens and its ally Plataia.
Aeschylus.
The Persians .
9,000 Athenians and of their 1,000 Plataian allies.
500 years after the battle of marathon
The Mede general Datis and Persian general Artaphernes commanded the Persian forces.
Persians and Athens fought each other at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC - the Athenians prevailed .
Marathon was fought to keep the Persians from invading Athens.
They were allied to Athens and fought with them.
About 25,000.
Aeschylus.
The Persians .
Marathon
In 490 BC Greeks victoriously fought Persians in the Battle of Marathon in an attempt from King Darius I to subjugate Greece.
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.
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.
9,000 Athenians and of their 1,000 Plataian allies.
It was a one-day battle, fought on September 12, 490 BC.