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The Greeks , specifically the city-state (polis) of Athens , were capable of defeating a numerically superior Persian army was through superior armor and tactics ~ see related link below ,
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When did the battle of marathon start?
The Battle of Marathon started in 490 BC. A couple years after the Persian Wars
Who did the ancient Greeks fight in the Persian wars?
The Persians attacked the Greeks in the Persian war
What is the war in which the Greeks defeated the invading Persian Empire?
Its called ''the Persian wars'' or the ''Greco-Persian wars''.
Which Persian Wars took place near marshes?
The persian wars that took place near marshes were the Thermopylae and Marathon wars.
What happened to Marathon in the Persian Wars?
It was the site of a battle between Athens and Plataea and a Persian expeditionary force sent to take over Athens and reinstall an Athenian tyrant to prevent it causing further trouble within the Persian Empire. The Athenians repelled the Persian force at the battle.
How many battles in the Persian wars were on mainland Greece?
Marathon and Plataea.
How did they Persian wars make the Greeks feel about themselves?
The Greeks prevailing over Persian expansionism gave to the Greeks confidence in their military arms to defeat Persian armies/navies .
Did the battle of marathon lead to the Persian war?
The Battle of Marathon occurred during the Persian attempt to suppress Athens for interferince in supporting the uprising of the Greek cities within the Persian empire a decade earler (Ionian Revolt).The failure by Persia at Marathon led to their trying to absorb all the mainland Greek cities as a final solution to the problem, which brought on the main part of the wars which lasted from 499 to 449 BCE.
What is the site of the Persian war?
Greece. There were two Persian Wars. The First Persian War in 490 BC had only one major battle (Marathon). The Second Persian War in 480-479 BC had three major battles (Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea). Salamis was a sea battle. The sites can be found on a map of ancient Greece, and possibly even on a map of modern Greece.
Which battle did Greece win the Persian or pelopnnesian war?
They were two different wars - the Persian War wass the persian Empire versus the mainland Greek cities, and the Peloponnesian War was between Greek cities. The Greeks won some, lost some in both wars.
What battle was not fought during the Persian Wars?
The Battle of the Bulge.
What is the legacy of the Battle of marathon?
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.
