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The '''Battle of Marathon''' was a military engagement between the combined armies of [[Athens]] and [[Fort of Plataia|Plataia]] against the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]] in 490 BCE. The battle, fought on the [[Marathon Beach]], was the culmination of the first attempt by King [[Darius I of Persia]] in his attempts to [[Greco-Persian Wars|subjugate]] [[Greece]]. | The '''Battle of Marathon''' was a military engagement between the combined armies of [[Athens]] and [[Fort of Plataia|Plataia]] against the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]] in 490 BCE. The battle, fought on the [[Marathon Beach]], was the culmination of the first attempt by King [[Darius I of Persia]] in his attempts to [[Greco-Persian Wars|subjugate]] [[Greece]]. | ||
Fought by 10, 000 Greeks and 500, 000 [[Iran|Persians]], the battle ended in a decisive battle for the Greeks. The Persians lost 6, 400 men while Athens lost only 192 | Fought by 10, 000 Greeks and 500, 000 [[Iran|Persians]], the battle ended in a decisive battle for the Greeks. The Persians lost 6, 400 men while Athens lost only 192.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | |||
Afterwards, a [[Athenian Tumulus|tumulus]] was built at the heart of the plain to house the slain Athenians, and [[Tumulus of Plataia|another]] for the Plataians within the [[ruins of Plataia]] in [[Boeotia]]. The Athenians also dedicated a [[Athenian Treasury|treasury]] to the god [[Apollo]] and erected a group of [[Monument of Militiades|statues]] in the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] in [[Phokis]] to commemorate their victory. To the same effect, a [[Marble Trophy|victory column]] was raised near the Marathon Beach.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 22 April 2019
The Battle of Marathon was a military engagement between the combined armies of Athens and Plataia against the Persian Empire in 490 BCE. The battle, fought on the Marathon Beach, was the culmination of the first attempt by King Darius I of Persia in his attempts to subjugate Greece.
Fought by 10, 000 Greeks and 500, 000 Persians, the battle ended in a decisive battle for the Greeks. The Persians lost 6, 400 men while Athens lost only 192.[1]
Legacy
Afterwards, a tumulus was built at the heart of the plain to house the slain Athenians, and another for the Plataians within the ruins of Plataia in Boeotia. The Athenians also dedicated a treasury to the god Apollo and erected a group of statues in the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis to commemorate their victory. To the same effect, a victory column was raised near the Marathon Beach.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)