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Why was the battle of Marathon so important in the history of Athens and all of the Pelopponnesus?
Marathon didn't affect the Peloponnese. It was the culmination of a punitive expedition sent by Persia specifically agains Athens and Eretria for involving themselves in the Persian Empire by burning the provincial capital of Asia Minor.
What Marathon did provoke was a Persian realisation that the mainland Greeks would always be tempted to help their kith and kin in the Greek cities in Asia Minor and so be a disruptive force to the Persian Empire's stability.
Persia therefore determined to bring mainland Greece into subjection as part of the Empire, and so establish an ehtnic frontier. The result was the full scale invasion ten years later (480 BCE) which did indeed affect the Peloponnese and all the other cities in mainland Greece.
After defeat of this invasion Athens established an anti-Persian defensive league which it turned into an empire of its own, and used the levies from the mambers to maintain overwhelming sea power, which set the Spartans and their allies as the land power and Athens and its allies as the sea power - a situation which ked to the 27-year war known erroneously as the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) - it encompassed the Greek world from Sicily to the Black Sea.
What else can I help you with?
Which cities were involved in the battle of marathon?
Athens and Plataea .
When did the Greeks win the battle of Marathon?
The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
Who the battle of marathon was between?
The batte of Marathon was between the Athenian people or Athens and the greatest empire of that time Persia.
Which city fought off the Persians in a tiny seaport town of marathon and why?
Marathon was a plain. The combined armies of Athens and Plataea defeated a Persian punitive expedition on the Marathon plain.
Plain from which a runner ran 26 miles to Athens to announce victory?
Marathon
When was Athens Classic Marathon created?
Athens Classic Marathon was created in 1972.
What Greek city on the map is close to Marathon?
Athens - the Plain of Marathon was part of Athens' territory.
What section are Athens and Marathon located?
Athens and Marathon are located in the region of Attica in Greece.
When was the marathon held?
in greece when a soldier ran from marathon to athens by foot and died
Why did the battle of marathon fight?
Marathon was fought to keep the Persians from invading Athens.
Where did the battle of marathon occur?
On the Plain of Marathon, 26 miles nort of Athens,
Between which two places was the first marathon run?
marathon town to Athens
Where was the battle of marathon set?
On the Plain of Marathon, 26 miles north of Athens.
Who is the athenian who ran from marathon to athens?
Phiedippides
Who reported the victory of Marathon to Athens?
Phidippides
Where was the battle of marathon held?
On the Plain of Marathon in the territory of Athens, 26 miles from the city.
Why is Marathon in Greece so superior?
Marathon is a plain just north of Athens. It was the site of a battle where Athens and Plataea defeated a Persian expeditionary force.
