Battle of Marathon

Nico Poalillo 9/11/14 The Battle of Marathon and The Battle of Salamis The Battles of Marathon and Salamis each play an extremely important in early Greek History for many reasons. They were not only battles in which the Greeks showed their military prowess, but they were both battles which if lost, the future of Greece would most likely have been changed forever. On this day, September 11th in the year 490 BC, off of the Eastern Coast of Greece, a fleet of ships was amassing in the distance headed

The Battle of Marathon One of the most significant battles in antiquity was fought on the narrow, tree strewn plain of Marathon, in September, 490 BC. There, the Athenian army defeated a Persian force more than twice its size, because of superior leadership, training and equipment. The battle of Marathon has provided inspiration to the underdogs throughout history. In 490 BC, the Athenians proved that superior strategy, and technology can claim victory over massive numbers. In 646 BC the

In 490 B.C.E. the Battle of Marathon was a brief but important event in the war between the Greek city-states and The Persian Empire. The results of the battle had unforeseen effects on Athens and the future of Western Civilization. The Greek 'Golden Age', centred in Athens, brought about new forms of art, the foundations of future philosophy and redirected literature and drama. The achievements of the Athenians during this period were directly connected to the inspiration and prestige (which later

Battle At Marathon On September 12, 490 BCE, Greek colonists set out from Greece, many wound up in Ionia, in Asia Minor. Persians took over Ionia. Ionian Greeks, who found the Persian rule oppressive, attempted to revolt with the aid of the mainland Greeks. Greece then came to the attention of the Persians, and war between them began. Persians, under King Darius' generals, Datis and Artaphernes, landed on the Greek Plain of Marathon. The Spartans were willing to provide timely help for the Athenians

In 499BC, the Persians attacked Greece mainland but they were defeated and pushed out of mainland Greece, this was The Battle of Marathon. In 480BC, The Persians decided that they needed to expand their empire and to do so they had to come back to attack the Greeks again. This time nothing would stop them, at least that’s what they thought. The Persians poured into Greece and lit Athens on fire while stealing their valuable goods, the Greeks quickly fled to Salamis leaving behind only the sick and

was largely due to efforts of mainly Athens but also Sparta as well. Athens was responsible for the major turning points of the Persian invasions, while Sparta was responsible for the deciding battle. Miltiades, with his skilful battle strategies, defeated the Persians during their second invasion at Marathon, which gave Athens a confidence boost on their military. During the third invasion, when the Athenians were evacuated to Salamis, Themistocles had devised a plan to trick the Persians which had

government as well. The Persian Wars lasted for almost half a decade from 498 BCE to 448 BCE between the Persian Empire, of course, and Greek poleis. The war was centered around expanding the Empire of Persia as it claimed and took over land within battle and then ruling it as one while making a profit from it. Most of what we know about the Persian wars was written by Herodotus, who was born 484 BCE and gives us our primary source of what really took place during that time. “The Persian Empire

I would like to write about the 7 Wonders of Greece and I suspect that you like to know what they are. Here is just a glimpse of what these 7 wonders would be “The Palace of Knossos” on the Isle of Crete, home of King Minos and legendary Minatare. “The Oracle of Delphi” was the center of the Greek world built by Cleisthenes. The “Theatre of Epidaurus” is the world’s largest drama theatre and built to honor The Spirit of Dionysus, the queen of drama. A 110-foot tall bronze statue “The Colossus of

was a string of battles fought between Persia and the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. At impossible odds, the divided Greece was able to unite to defeat the biggest enemy that existed in that time. The fact that even at impossible odds, the Greek army was able to use intellectual military tactics and outsmart the Persians with their colossal army was a huge accomplishment for the Greek city-states. The most important battles of the Persian War were the battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis

Persian Wars were a series of destructive and malevolent battles which occurred in the time frame of 490B.C and 480 – 479B.C. The Greek victory over the Persians in the Persian Wars cannot be attributed to only one factor, more it was a commixture of factors. Such factors include unity, leadership, strategy, tactics and the pre-eminence of the Greek soldier. Each contributing factor was to play a distinctive and pivotal role in the various battles to come, which ultimately would lead to the subsequent