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Marathon was a feint. In order to capture Athens, he had arranged for traitors to open the gates of the city.
The plan was to land at Marathon, drawing the Athenian army there. Then his cavalry re-mbarked and rowed around Cape Sounion to land opposite Athens, then gallop up and seize the city while the infantry kept the Athenian infantry interested at Marathon 26 miles away. With the city lost, the Athenian army would be trapped between it and the Persian infantry.
Unfortunately for this plan, the Athenians saw the cavalry departing. They had been lurking in the foothills waiting for Spartan reinforcement, as they did not want to face the Persian cavalry on the Plain of Marathon which was good cavalry country. Now, with the cavalry embarking embarking, the Athenian heavy infantry ran down and defeated the weaker Persian infantry.
They then realised where the ships were going and ran back over the hills to Athens, just in time to form up in front of the city as the Persian cavalry arrived. The Persians, their infantry defeated and their cavalry stymied, gave up and went home.
This was the origin of today's marathon run - however today's pampered runners get it easier than the 9,000 Athenian infantry, fed on bread, wearing sandals and carrying armour, shields and weapons.
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Was Cyrus defeated by the Greeks at the Bay of Marathon?
No, it was a punitive expedition launched by Darius I against not the Greeks generally but Eretria and Athens. Eretria was captured and enslaved but Athens defeated the attack on it at Marathon and in front of the city in 490 BCE. Cyrus the Great was killed in a battle with the Massagetae the previous century and was subsequently succeeded by his son Cambyses II.
What Persian kinh conquered the Greeks at the first battle of marathon in 490 bc?
Athens and its ally Plataia defeated the Persian expeditionary force sent out by King Darius at Marathon in 490 BCE.
Who won the marathon battle?
The Greeks did
Who ruled the Persians at the time of the decisive battle of Marathon in 490 BCE?
Darius I .
Who were the two sides fighting in the battle of marathon?
Greeks versus Persians .
What plain did the Greeks win the battle against Darius' army?
The plain of Marathon , Greece .
Who were the Greek fighting at the battle of marathon?
In 490 BC Greeks victoriously fought Persians in the Battle of Marathon in an attempt from King Darius I to subjugate Greece.
What battle was it that Darius was defeated by the Greeks?
Darius the Great's commander Datis came to grief at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC (First Persian invasion of Greece) .
What was the battle of marathon over?
The battle of Marathon was a result of the Persians under King Darius the First to punish the Greeks for supporting the Ionian Revolt where Sardis had been burned after capture . The battle was essentially where the Greeks defeated a Persian punitive expedition that failed .
Was Darius the captain of the battle of marathon?
no
Which Persian emporor was defeated by athenian forces at the battle of marathon?
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great was defeated in the Battle of Marathon.
Was Cyrus defeated by the Greeks at the Bay of Marathon?
No, it was a punitive expedition launched by Darius I against not the Greeks generally but Eretria and Athens. Eretria was captured and enslaved but Athens defeated the attack on it at Marathon and in front of the city in 490 BCE. Cyrus the Great was killed in a battle with the Massagetae the previous century and was subsequently succeeded by his son Cambyses II.
What Persian kinh conquered the Greeks at the first battle of marathon in 490 bc?
Athens and its ally Plataia defeated the Persian expeditionary force sent out by King Darius at Marathon in 490 BCE.
Who won the marathon battle?
The Greeks did
What was the reason for the battle of marathon?
The primary reason the battle occurred was to repel a Persian invasion force under Darius the 1st who sought to punish the Greeks for their supportive role in the Ionian revolt .
Which Persian emperor was killed at the battle Marathon?
Persia had a king, not an emperor. The Persian king Darius I was at home in Persia when the battle of Marathon took place, so he was not killed at Marathon. Darius the Great died of natural causes 14 years after Marathon.
What is the name of the Persian king in the battle of marathon?
Darius the 1st .
