The 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.

2025年1月11日 · Battle of Marathon, (September 490 bce), in the Greco-Persian Wars, decisive battle fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica in which the Athenians, in a single afternoon, repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece. Command of the hastily assembled Athenian army was vested in 10 generals, each of whom was to hold operational ...

2013年5月19日 · The Battle on the plain of Marathon in September 490 BCE between Greeks and the invading forces of Persian king Darius I (r. 522-486 BCE) was a victory that would go down in folklore as the moment the Greek city-states showed the world their courage and excellence and won their liberty.

2009年10月29日 · The Battle of Marathon was fought because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.

2024年11月10日 · THE Battle of Marathon, fought in 490 BCE, stands as one of the most decisive events in history. Against overwhelming odds, a small force of Athenian hoplites held back the might of the Persian Empire, preserving Greek independence and shaping the trajectory of Western civilization.

2025年1月25日 · Ancient Greek civilization - Battle of Marathon, Athenians, Persians: Athens was not entirely alone in its fight against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 bce. Plataea fought beside Athens, true to the alliance of 519, and the Tomb of the Plataeans, excavated in 1966, probably commemorates the place where they fell.

2019年12月30日 · The Battle of Marathon was a conflict fought in 490 B.C. on the seaside Grecian plain of Marathon. Athenians led a small group of Greek coalition forces to victory against the powerful invading Persian army, which was much larger and much more dangerous.

The Battle of Marathon took place in September 490 B.C. on the plain of Marathon. [1] It was fought between the Athenians and the Persians. Athens was supported by a small force from the city of Plataea. The battle was the end of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius the Great, to conquer Greece and Thrace.

2023年6月20日 · The Battle of Marathon, fought 2,500 years ago, holds a remarkable position in the annals of history, evident in its commemoration through an Olympic event and even a chocolate bar. This pivotal clash has cemented Marathon’s enduring significance in …

The well-known romantic story about the runner who came from Marathon to say that the Athenians had been victorious and died from exhaustion, is a late invention. It originates in a combination of two stories: Pheidippides' athletic achievement and the swift Athenian march from Marathon to the harbor. note [The legend can be found in Plutarch ...