The winning side in this battle supposedly followed up on their vow to sacrifice as many goats as the men they slew. Cynaegirus died in this battle due to a severed hand while trying to drag back an escaping enemy ship. Befor
The winning side in this battle supposedly followed up on their vow to sacrifice as many goats as the men they slew. Cynaegirus died in this battle due to a severed hand while trying to drag back an escaping enemy ship. Before this battle, the attacking fleet was directed to a landing site by the exiled tyrant Hippias, and while the defenders were assisted by Plataea, the Spartans arrived three days late. The strategoi Callimachus died during this battle, though his troops repelled the troops of Datis and Artaphernes, ruining Darius I's invasion of Greece. For 10 points, name this victory for Miltiades over the Persians, after which Pheidippides ran 26 miles to bring the news to Athens.
The winning side in this battle supposedly followed up on their vow to sacrifice as many goats as the men they slew.
Battle of Marathon