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Battle of Marathon 490 BC | History's Most Famous Battles

Revisit the Battle of Marathon (c. September 12, 490 BC) in this deep‑dive ancient history battle analysis as Athens and its Plataean allies confront the Persian Empire of Darius I during the First Persian Invasion of Greece. We set the stage with the Ionian Revolt, punitive Persian strategy, the seaborne expedition under Datis and Artaphernes, and Hippias’ guidance to the broad Marathon plain 25 miles northeast of Athens. See how a young Athenian democracy, denied immediate Spartan aid (Carneia), resolved a split high command when Miltiades won the deciding vote of polemarch Callimachus. We examine Athenian and Plataean hoplites (≈10k Athenians plus a smaller but crucial Plataean contingent) facing a larger multiethnic Persian force with cavalry and archers; the Greek decision to lengthen the line, deepen the wings, and charge the last ~8 stadia to blunt arrow fire; the collapse of the Persian flanks, double envelopment, capture of seven ships, and the rapid Athenian march back to block the fleet at Phaleron that ended the campaign. We then assess casualties (192 Athenians; very small, uncertain Plataean losses; ~6,400 Persian dead counted on the field), the heroic burials in the Soros tumulus and the Plataean mound confirmed by archaeology, and how Marathon preserved Athenian independence, safeguarded Cleisthenic democracy, and shattered the aura of Persian invincibility—paving the way for Themistocles, Salamis, and ultimate Greek resistance in 480–479 BC. We separate myth from history as the later “marathon run” legend merges with Pheidippides’ real long‑distance missions and explain why today’s 26.2‑mile race differs from the ~25 miles between Marathon and Athens. Watch for detailed maps, troop numbers, battlefield geography, strategy, source notes from Herodotus, and on‑site archaeology. Battle of Marathon history, Greco‑Persian Wars documentary, Ancient Greece military history, Athenian democracy, Pheidippides marathon legend, Miltiades, Callimachus, Datis, Artaphernes, Hippias, hoplite warfare, phalanx tactics, Attica battlefields—like, comment, and subscribe for more historical battle breakdowns! #ParryThis #GreekHistory #BattleofMarathon