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Which athenian general held command for the battle of marathon?
Of the ten generals, it was the turn of Miltiades on the day of the battle.
Who where the leaders of the battle of marathon?
The Athenians at Marathon had a council of 10 generals with each general taking overall command for a day. As there was a stand off between the Athenians and the Persians for a number of days the overall command passed from one general to the other.However, it was the general Miltiades who was most eager to attack. He made his case to the council and the vote was carried by the most senior general Callimachus in favour of Miltiades proposal.After the vote the other generals agreed to give Miltiades overall tactical command although Callimachus commanded the right wing of the line, traditionally the most important position. Unfortunately Callimachus died in the fighting.The Persian commanders were Datis and Artaphernes who were helped by the former dictator of Athens, Hippias, who wanted to regain control of the city.
Did Cimon fight at Marathon with his Father Miltiades?
No. He was probably only 17 at the time of Marathon in 490 BCE, and young men were not accepted for military service until 18. He is recorded as fighting at Salamis during the second Persian invasion in 480 BCE.
Who was the leader of the Athenian army when the battle of marathon took place?
There were ten Athenian generals - one for each tribal regiment, plus a polemarch - the magistrate charged with commanding the army - his name was Callimachus.The stroy goes that each of the generals had command in succession for a day each. The battle occurred on the tenth day, on which day it was the turn of Miltiades.
Who were the ten generals Strategoi at the battle of Marathon?
Athens had 10 generals (strategoi) - one for each of the ten tribes which contributed to the Athenian army. The senior one was the Polemarch who was the magistrate nominally in command. The generals were alloted tasks and given resources to carry them out. The story at Marathon was that they took it in turns to command on each day, and it was Miltiades' turn on day 10 when the Persians split their cavalry off and gave the opportunity to defeat their infantry.
