One side's participation in this battle was the tie-breaking decision of the ruling polemarch, who died in this battle while leading the right wing of his army. In this battle, one thousand Plataean troops assisted the winning side, led by Callimachus, after allied soldiers were delayed. Datis and Artaphernes were stopped f
One side's participation in this battle was the tie-breaking decision of the ruling polemarch, who died in this battle while leading the right wing of his army. In this battle, one thousand Plataean troops assisted the winning side, led by Callimachus, after allied soldiers were delayed. Datis and Artaphernes were stopped from moving inland by the presence of troops positioned in a swamp, led by Miltiades. A legend regarding this battle is about the courier Pheidippides, who ran to Athens to tell the news of victory, after which he dropped dead. For 10 points, name this battle, which ended the first Persian invasion of Greece and lends its name to a 26.2-mile run.
One side's participation in this battle was the tie-breaking decision of the ruling polemarch, who died in this battle while leading the right wing of his army.
Battle of Marathon [or Machē tu Marathōnos]