Battle of Marathon

When

7 Aug 490 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.12° N, 23.98° E

Description

490 BCE battle in the Greco-Persian wars

490 BC battle in the Greco-Persian Wars

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BCE during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, against a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia under King Darius I to subjugate Greece.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Marathon, where Darius I of Persia is defeated by the Athenians and Plataeans under Miltiades”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Eylül aylarında Maraton Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Miltiade, à la tête de dix mille Athéniens et 600 Platéens, rejette l’armée perse, supérieure en nombre ()”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Марафонская битва — греческие войска под командованием Мильтиада одерживают победу над персами”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “El 12 de septiembre los atenienses con Milcíades al mando, derrotan a los persas en la batalla de Maratón”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة ماراثون”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “波斯王大流士一世出動陸海軍共 25,000 人，進攻雅典和埃維厄兩國，雖然成功登陸巴爾幹半島，但在馬拉松戰役被擊退。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アッティカ半島東部のマラトンで、マラトンの戦いが起こった。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• First Persian invasion of Greece492 BCE · War