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The Athenian and Plataean armies defeat of the Persian expeditionary force convinced other Greek city-states that they could hold off Persian attempts to dominate them.

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The defeat of the Persians at Marathon caused them to end their first invasion of Greece and marked the first time a force has repelled the Persian Army.

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Who is an important leader in the Persians at the Marathon battle?

Datis.


Why are the battle of marathon and the battle of salamis so important?

They were major steps in persuading the Persian Empire to stop trying to impose peace in the Eastern Mediterranean.


What years were included in the decade before the battle of marathon?

The battle was 490 BCE, so count backwards.


Why is marathon an important place?

The Battle of Marathon proved that Greek armor , tactics and strategy could defeat a numerically superior opponent .


Why is the battle of marathon important today?

The battle has no importance today. It is an interesting historical story.


When did plutarch write the battle of marathon?

500 years after the battle of marathon


2 pictures that represent the battle of Marathon?

Look up : Battle of Marathon by Brian Palmer Also type in picture battle of marathon


Which Persian emperor was killed at the battle Marathon?

Persia had a king, not an emperor. The Persian king Darius I was at home in Persia when the battle of Marathon took place, so he was not killed at Marathon. Darius the Great died of natural causes 14 years after Marathon.


What did the loser of the battle do next battle of marathon?

Would you like to rewrite the question so that it is comprehensible.


Where was the Ancient Greek battle of the marathon held?

The Ancient Greek Battle of Marathon(490B.C.) took place in the bay of marathon


In what year did the Battle of Marathon take place?

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC. The battle took place in Marathon, Greece. It was a battle between the citizens of Athens, and the Persians.


Why is there only 26 miles in a marathon?

26 miles was the distance the Greek runner covered, while running, to declare "Nike" after the last major sea battle during the Peloponnesian Wars. The Greeks begun honoring this distance as a 'marathon' distance.