Persia sent a punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens for their interference in Asia Minor. Eretria was taken when traitors opened the gates. The Persians then moved on to Athens, landing on the Plain of Marathon. The Athenians waited in the hills for reinforcement from Sparta, out of reach of the Persian cavalry. After 10 days, they saw the Persian cavalry being loaded onto ships. They took the opportunity and ran down and defeated the inferior Persian infantry without its cavalry protection.
The Battle of Marathon started on August 12th 490 BC. The Battle of Marathon ended on August 12th 490 BC.
On the Plain of Marathon, 26 miles nort of Athens,
The battle was 490 BCE, so count backwards.
The Greeks did
Spartans did not fight at the Battle of Marathon. The fight was solely between the Persians, and the Athenians and Plataeans.
The Battle of Marathon started in 490 BC. A couple years after the Persian Wars
The Battle of Marathon began August/September 490 BC.
The Battle of Marathon started on August 12th 490 BC. The Battle of Marathon ended on August 12th 490 BC.
The battle of marathon started in 490 BCE, September. I'm not sure but i think it ended the same day. I hope it helped you
The battle of Marathon, Greece.
Autumn 490 BCE. It ended the same day.
500 years after the battle of marathon
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The Ancient Greek Battle of Marathon(490B.C.) took place in the bay of marathon
The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC. The battle took place in Marathon, Greece. It was a battle between the citizens of Athens, and the Persians.
The Battle of Marathon occurred in 490 BC .
Marathon 490 BCE. Plataea 479 BCE.