The victors were forced to run to their targets, and their flanks were reinforced to trap the enemy in a circle.
The position for this battle was chosen for proximity to Carystus and Eretria, and one side hoped that Rhamnus to the north would serve as a rallying point for Hippias. The losers sailed around Cape Sounion afterwards, after issuign a shower of arrows from troops recently arrived out of Euboea. The victors were forced to run to their targets, and their flanks were reinforced to trap the enemy in a circle. Leading to defeat of Datis and Artaphernes (ar tuh FURR neez), it saw the Athenians and Plataeans overwhelm the Persians before the cavalry could participate. FTP, name this victory for Miltiades at the plains of Attica, mythically associated with the runner Phidippides.
The position for this battle was chosen for proximity to Carystus and Eretria, and one side hoped that Rhamnus to the north would serve as a rallying point for Hippias.
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