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|next = [[Battle of Thermopylae]] | |||
|name = Battle of Marathon | |||
|image = ACOD_-_Battle_near_Marathon - Hermann Knachfuss.jpg | |||
|conflict = [[Greco-Persian Wars]] | |||
|date = August/September 490 BCE | |||
|place = [[Marathon Beach|Marathon]], [[Greece]] | |||
|result = Greek victory | |||
*Persian forces conquer the Cycladic islands and establish control over the Aegean sea | |||
*Persian forces driven out of mainland Greece for 10 years | |||
|side1 = [[Athens]]<br>[[Fort of Plataia|Plataia]] | |||
|side2 = [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]] | |||
|commanders1 = | |||
*[[Miltiades]] | |||
*Callimachus † | |||
*Aristides the Just | |||
*Xanthippus {{c|[[Perikles]]' father}} | |||
*[[Themistokles]] | |||
*Stesilaos † | |||
*Arimnestos | |||
|commanders2 = | |||
*[[Datis]] | |||
*Artaphernes | |||
*Hippias | |||
|forces1 = 9,000–10,000 Athenians<br> | |||
1,000 Plataeans | |||
|forces2 = 25,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry {{c|modern estimates}}<br> | |||
100,000+ armed oarsmen and sailors<br> | |||
600 triremes<br> | |||
50+ horse-carriers<br> | |||
200+ supply ships | |||
|casual1 = 192 Athenians<br> | |||
11 Plataeans {{c|[[Herodotos]]}}<br> | |||
1,000–3,000 dead {{c|modern estimates}} | |||
|casual2 = 6,400 dead<br> | |||
7 ships destroyed {{c|Herodotos}}<br> | |||
4,000–5,000 dead {{c|modern estimates}} | |||
}} | |||
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.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | 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> | ||
Although the [[Sparta]]ns had agreed to assist Athens in the battle they could not due to the religious feast of Apollo Karneios, which forbade them from leaving their city until the next full moon. The arrived on the battlefield after it was fought, and they begrudgingly congratulated Athens on their victory and left.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[Discovery Tour]]'' / Battle of Marathon: The Greek Reaction</ref> | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Discovery Tour]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:17, 11 September 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]
Although the Spartans had agreed to assist Athens in the battle they could not due to the religious feast of Apollo Karneios, which forbade them from leaving their city until the next full moon. The arrived on the battlefield after it was fought, and they begrudgingly congratulated Athens on their victory and left.[2]
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)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / Battle of Marathon: The Greek Reaction