The Greek victory proved that their superior armor and tactics would persevere over a numerically superior enemy .
"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great was defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
The Athenian militia defeated the the Persian forces of Darius I.
Of the ten generals, it was the turn of Miltiades on the day of the battle.
The batte of Marathon was between the Athenian people or Athens and the greatest empire of that time Persia.
"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
It was the war which happened in 490 BCE and was decided by the Athenian victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.
the battle of marathon, where a runner took the news of the Athenian victory back to Athens. After running for miles, he entered the city square, screamed "Nike" and then collapsed dead on the spot.
There was no Athenian empire at the battle of Marathon. Athens fought there with one minor ally Plataia. Athens developed an empire 50 years later from the anti-Persian alliance known as the Delian League.
Their punitive expedition against Eretreia and Athens losing the battle of Marathon to the Athenian and Plataean armies.
The Marathon run commemorates the run of 18,000 Athenian soldiers, who ran back the 26 miles to Athens after defeating the Persian infantry at Marathon, in order to defend the city against an attack by the Persian cavalry which was being shipped around to Athens by sea while the Athenian army was engaged at Marathon.
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great was defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
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The Marathon run commemorates the run of 18,000 Athenian soldiers, who ran back the 26 miles to Athens after defeating the Persian infantry at Marathon, in order to defend the city against an attack by the Persian cavalry which was being shipped around to Athens by sea while the Athenian army was engaged at Marathon.
The Athenian militia defeated the the Persian forces of Darius I.
Of the ten generals, it was the turn of Miltiades on the day of the battle.
On the Persian side, Datis and Artaphernes. On the Athenian side Miltiades.