
Battle of Marathon - Wikipedia
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.
490 BC - Wikipedia
Year 490 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Camerinus and Flavus (or, less frequently, year 264 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 490 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...
Battle of Marathon | Summary, Facts, & Significance | Britannica
2025年3月21日 · Battle of Marathon (September 490 BCE), in the Greco-Persian Wars, decisive battle in which the Athenians repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece. According to legend, a messenger was sent from Marathon to Athens, a distance of about 25 miles (40 km), and announced the Persian defeat before dying of exhaustion.
Battle of Marathon - World History Encyclopedia
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 Battle of Marathon, 490 BC - EyeWitness to History
In September of 490 BC a Persian armada of 600 ships disgorged an invasion force of approximately 20,000 infantry and cavalry on Greek soil just north of Athens. Their mission was to crush the Greek states in retaliation for their support of their Ionian cousins who had revolted against Persian rule.
The Battle of Marathon — How a Small Greek Army Defeated …
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.
September 12, 490 BC: The Battle of Marathon - History and …
On September 12, 490 BC, an epic battle was fought between the Greeks (primarily Athenians) and the Persian Empire at the plains of Marathon, Greece, about 26 miles from Athens, with the result being a great victory for the outnumbered Greeks and giving rise to the legend of Pheidippides running the long distance to bring news of the victory to ...
The Persian Wars: The Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE - ThoughtCo
2019年2月11日 · In 490 B.C. (possibly on August or September 12), perhaps 25,000 Persians, under King Darius' generals, landed on the Greek Plain of Marathon. The Spartans were unwilling to provide timely help for the Athenians, so Athens' army, which was about 1/3 the size of the Persian's, supplemented by 1,000 Plataeans, and led by Callimachus ( polemarch ...
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON, 490 BC: The First Greco-Persian War
2021年6月5日 · In 490 BC, Darius appointed new military commanders in the places of Mardonius: a Mede named Datis, and Artaphrenes, son of Artaphrenes and Darius’ nephew. Their goal for now was to enslave Athens and Eritrea, and bring the captives to him personally.
Battle of Marathon in the Persian Wars - ThoughtCo
2020年3月3日 · The Battle of Marathon was fought in August or September 490 BC during the Persian Wars (498 BC–448 BC) between Greece and the Persian Empire. Following Greek support for an uprising in Ionia (a coastal area in modern-day western Turkey), Darius I, emperor of the Persian Empire dispatched forces west to inflict retribution on those Greek city ...