Battle of Marathon
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battle-of-marathon-188-9634524
title:
Battle of Marathon
text:
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. The Greek army inflicted a crushing defeat on the more numerous Persians, marking a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars. The first Persian invasion was a response to Athenian involvem
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encyclopedia
description:
490 BC battle in the Greco-Persian Wars
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon
date created:
2001-12-14T00:38:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:54:09Z
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