This war was faught by the Greeks against the Persian Army because they wanted to conquer Athens and all of Greece. The war a Marathon was under the leadership of General Miltiades, who resisted and won the battle over the Persians. It is 26 miles from Marathon to Athens and thus the beginnings of the real marathons we enjoy today created by the one man who reached Athens stating that the Persian fllet was coming and they fought them back into the sea.
Panayiotis Koukoumelis
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The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
The Persians .
The battle of Marathon was a result of the Persians under King Darius the First to punish the Greeks for supporting the Ionian Revolt where Sardis had been burned after capture . The battle was essentially where the Greeks defeated a Persian punitive expedition that failed .
Their ten generals, one from each tribe.
9,000 Athenians and of their 1,000 Plataian allies.
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The battle of Marathon began in 490 BC. The battle took place between the Persian Empire and the Greeks. Eventually, the Greeks won the war.
The Greeks.
The Battle of Marathon was won by Athens and its ally Plataia in 490 BCE.
The Persians .
Spartans did not fight at the Battle of Marathon. The fight was solely between the Persians, and the Athenians and Plataeans.
Marathon was fought to keep the Persians from invading Athens.
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The Greeks
Greeks versus Persians .
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