The defenders at this battle were shorthanded because of their allies' refusal to march before the full moon rose at the end of the festival of Carneia.
One of Aeschylus's earliest surviving works is heavily influenced by his participation in this battle, during which his brother was killed. The defenders at this battle were shorthanded because of their allies' refusal to march before the full moon rose at the end of the festival of Carneia. Despite this, Datis and Artaphernes' forces were defeated here due to the absence of their cavalry, and their army was slaughtered as it fled to its ships when Callimachus' deciding vote allowed Miltiades' hoplite forces to engage. For 10 points, name this decisive Greek victory in the first Persian invasion of Greece that saw Pheidippides run 26 miles back to Athens to bring the good news.
One of Aeschylus's earliest surviving works is heavily influenced by his participation in this battle, during which his brother was killed.
Battle of Marathon