When the first Persian invasion of Greece happened, marathon then took its place. This was fought between individuals from Athens and rightly helped out by Plataea and the force from Persia which is commanded by Artaphernes and Datis. The combat was the peak of the first attempt taken up by Persia under King Darius I.
Ionian revolt was completely rumpled which then led to the Persian victory. With the great defeat of the Greek towards the Battle of Lade, Darius then began planning to greatly conquer Greece on his own which led him to send his naval task force. With how Datis and Artaphernes led the troop across the Aegean, subjugating the Cyclades is then involved. The prodigious Battle of Marathon started with how the Persian took their place on the great land of Greece.
When the force from Persia defeated the Greeks from the clash of Lade, the Athenian army was then alarmed and quickly marched and blocked the exits of the island so to stop the enemy from entering. The greatest Athenian runner named Philippides was sent to Sparta to request for some help. With such demand, the Spartan force failed his request since they can never march out of war until the moon rose fully.
With the absence of the Spartans, an eternal gratefulness was given by the army of Plataea. With how the flanks of the Athenians were protected by trees, every day surely made the Spartans closer yet they can never wait for a long time especially when Persians want to attack right away. At such time, Miltiades was so eager to attack the group from Persia despite of knowing that the Spartans are approaching to help the Athenians. Still, he chooses to wait for the actual attack day.
It is still in questions on why the battle occurred even with how the reason of the delay. The Greeks attacked the enemies without waiting for the Spartans to arrive. There are actually two theories linked within such discussion.
It is believed that the first theory purely speaks of any unspecified reason. It was actually explained that the Persian cavalry rightly left the Marathon which surely led to the attack of the Greeks right towards them. Yet this also includes the reembarking of ships of their nemeses to the ocean so to take their attacks on the Athenian army.
As for the second notion, it is noted that the war happened because of how the Persians bout the Athenian army first. But it is also denoted that both theories are actually not firmly established with exact explanations but as for the course, the battle happened because of an activity which the Persian was involved.
With these opposing troops which took up the combat, as for the Persians, though Herodotus said that there are surely a large infantry which was well packed on that day, yet for the poet Simonides, he believed that such eyed campaign force was numbered in around 200,000 which was also estimated by Cornelius Nepos. As for the Plataeans, they are all in a thousand figures while the Athenians are all in about 9,000 men.
Though the Greek only obtains a few men yet they still own the combat. It is believed that even if they have used superior tactics and equipment, they are still ordinary and amateur soldiers who acquire the deepest courage within.
Ionian revolt was completely rumpled which then led to the Persian victory. With the great defeat of the Greek towards the Battle of Lade, Darius then began planning to greatly conquer Greece on his own which led him to send his naval task force. With how Datis and Artaphernes led the troop across the Aegean, subjugating the Cyclades is then involved. The prodigious Battle of Marathon started with how the Persian took their place on the great land of Greece.
When the force from Persia defeated the Greeks from the clash of Lade, the Athenian army was then alarmed and quickly marched and blocked the exits of the island so to stop the enemy from entering. The greatest Athenian runner named Philippides was sent to Sparta to request for some help. With such demand, the Spartan force failed his request since they can never march out of war until the moon rose fully.
With the absence of the Spartans, an eternal gratefulness was given by the army of Plataea. With how the flanks of the Athenians were protected by trees, every day surely made the Spartans closer yet they can never wait for a long time especially when Persians want to attack right away. At such time, Miltiades was so eager to attack the group from Persia despite of knowing that the Spartans are approaching to help the Athenians. Still, he chooses to wait for the actual attack day.
It is still in questions on why the battle occurred even with how the reason of the delay. The Greeks attacked the enemies without waiting for the Spartans to arrive. There are actually two theories linked within such discussion.
It is believed that the first theory purely speaks of any unspecified reason. It was actually explained that the Persian cavalry rightly left the Marathon which surely led to the attack of the Greeks right towards them. Yet this also includes the reembarking of ships of their nemeses to the ocean so to take their attacks on the Athenian army.
As for the second notion, it is noted that the war happened because of how the Persians bout the Athenian army first. But it is also denoted that both theories are actually not firmly established with exact explanations but as for the course, the battle happened because of an activity which the Persian was involved.
With these opposing troops which took up the combat, as for the Persians, though Herodotus said that there are surely a large infantry which was well packed on that day, yet for the poet Simonides, he believed that such eyed campaign force was numbered in around 200,000 which was also estimated by Cornelius Nepos. As for the Plataeans, they are all in a thousand figures while the Athenians are all in about 9,000 men.
Though the Greek only obtains a few men yet they still own the combat. It is believed that even if they have used superior tactics and equipment, they are still ordinary and amateur soldiers who acquire the deepest courage within.
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