According to one scholar, a traitor to one side of this battle coughed up a tooth to fulfill a prophecy prior to this engagement.
According to one scholar, a traitor to one side of this battle coughed up a tooth to fulfill a prophecy prior to this engagement. This battle is depicted on a sarcophagus in Brescia that was heavily copied from the Painted Colonnade. The losing side made a last stand near the "Great Marsh" and the winning side spread out and charged, eliminating the losing side's superior archers and cavalry. The 192 (*) soldiers lost by the winning side is commemorated by a mound named the Soros. That side had one of their commanders, Callimachus, perish at this battle and the losing side's commander had previously replaced Mardonius. That man, Datis, had his taxis destroyed by hoplites under Miltiades. For 10 points, name this battle, a Greek victory over the Persians, after which Pheidippides ran a lot to tell Athens about the win.
According to one scholar, a traitor to one side of this battle coughed up a tooth to fulfill a prophecy prior to this engagement.
Battle of Marathon