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The '''Battle of Marathon''' was waged in 409 BC.  King [[Darius]] of Persian was infuriated by the revolt of the Greek [[city-states]], and brought his army to the plains of Marathon to invade Athens, which had encouraged the revolt.  The Athenians were outnumbered ten to one by the Persians, so they sent an athlete named [[Philippides]] to run for help to Sparta, 150 mile away.  Ironically, the Spartans—with their military-obsessed society—refused to come, being in the middle of a festival! However, Athens proved strong enough to defeat the mighty Persians on her own and won a staggering victory on the plains of Marathon.

The '''Battle of Marathon''' was waged in 490 BC.  King [[Darius]] of Persian was infuriated by the revolt of the Greek [[city-states]] in the [[Ionian Revolt]], and brought his army to the plains of Marathon to invade [[Athens]], which had encouraged the revolt.  The Athenians were outnumbered ten to one by the Persians, so they sent an athlete named [[Philippides]] to run for help to [[Sparta]], 150 mile away.  Ironically, the Spartans—with their military-obsessed society—refused to come, but not until after the completion of their religious festival. Athens proved strong enough to defeat the mighty Persians on her own and won a staggering victory on the plains of Marathon losing 192 men to losses of 6,400 for the Persians. The Spartans arrived the next day and learned to their chagrin that they had missed the fight.

 

 

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[[Category:Battles]]

[[Category:Battles]]