Marathon was not a war, it was one battle in a 50-year war between Persia and the Greek city-states. The most important battles were Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. The significance of Marathon is that it was the first time that the Persians were defeated, and this Athenian victory showed to the other Greek city states, after nine years of Persian victories, that the Persians could be beaten.
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
Marathon was a plain, not a city. It was owned by Athens. They fought a battle against a Persian amphibious punitive expedition sent by Persia in 490 BCE.
They were all part of the Persian attempt to subdue troubles to its empire from the city-states of mainland Greece.
It warned them of Persia's intention to impose peace on the Greek world by force if necessary. And it demonstrated to Greek states not wishing to have this peace imposed on them that they could successfully resist and maintai their independence.
The Battle of Marathon, the Battle of Salamis, and the Battle of Thermopylae were fought between Greek city-states and invading Persian Empire forces in the early Fifth Century BCE.
The Battle of Marathon, the Battle of Salamis, and the Battle of Thermopylae were fought between Greek city-states and invading Persian Empire forces in the early Fifth Century BCE.
Marathon was not a war, it was one battle in a 50-year war between Persia and the Greek city-states. The most important battles were Salamis, Plataea and Mycale. The significance of Marathon is that it was the first time that the Persians were defeated, and this Athenian victory showed to the other Greek city states, after nine years of Persian victories, that the Persians could be beaten.
The Battle of Marathon had shown to the Greek city-states that they could thwart Persian invasion forces and also proved that Greek armour and tactics were superior to those of the Persians .
The Battle of Marathon gave courage to the Greek city-states by giving them the confidence in Greek arms and tactics which proved that the Greeks could indeed overcome and defeat a numerically superior Persian force .
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
Because the Persian Army wanted to defeat the Greek city-states that supported the uprisings in Ionia, part of modern-day Turkey, against the Persian Empire.
On the Plain of Marathon in the territory of Athens, 26 miles from the city.
The Athenian and Plataea armies turned back a Persian punitive expedition. This success convinced other Greek city-states that they could hold off Persian attempts to dominate them.
Marathon was a plain, not a city. It was owned by Athens. They fought a battle against a Persian amphibious punitive expedition sent by Persia in 490 BCE.
They were all part of the Persian attempt to subdue troubles to its empire from the city-states of mainland Greece.
It warned them of Persia's intention to impose peace on the Greek world by force if necessary. And it demonstrated to Greek states not wishing to have this peace imposed on them that they could successfully resist and maintai their independence.