Significant Events During The Battle Of Marathon

By Susan Perry


It is for a fact that a battle can create ultimate turmoil and horrible experiences to survivors. Some memories might make go crazy. Aside from mental damages, wreckage and other spoils of wars might evidently be seen. Truly, wars have brought devastating effects to conflicting countries.

Thousands of generations ago, in order to settle dispute, civilizations engaged in wars. According to some Historians, the Battle of Marathon was one of the deadliest and terrifying war. Obviously, this was the kind of battle happened among the Empire of Persian and also the Greek city states. It were Greeks that remained victorious. Actually, there were some significant events happened at that time. Continue on reading the paragraphs below to learn essential matters which could be helpful on your studies and research someday.

Under the reign of Darius I the Great, thousands of revolt occurred in the Persian Empire. Among the rebelling regions was Ionia. This place was originally settled by Greeks. When Ionian Rebellion occurred, Athens offered some help to the rebels. Eventually, the Army of Persians along with its massive armies, totally put an end to the Ionian rebellion.

There was a time that Emperior Darius along with some of his Persian generals was enraged mainly because of Greeks and the assistance they offered to the rebels. Although the help they provided seem less, the Persian continued to invade Greece just because of their hatred due to the aid they give. There were other despicable, infamous and horrifying experiences which troubled everyone.

Athenians army made a planned to blocked the Persians in advanced and completely trapped the Persians. While the armies prevent Persia, General Miltiades, one who led the Greeks, sent some runners to Plataea and also to Sparta to seek for some aid. Thus, the tale of this runner become basis for marathon runner. Although Spartans were in the middle of the feast, they still sent aid.

This battle has a recorded history that it occurred around 490 BC. This was the first attempt of Persian invasion to Greece. Together with Plataea, the citizens of Athens, fought the overwhelming enemies. Such battle was made due to the great desire of King Darius I to completely subjugate Greece. Greeks were able to defeat their enemies and eventually lead to Greco Persian wars.

Morning of September 17, 490 when the Greeks stood on what they called the Marathons plain ready and very eager to end everything once and for all. In front were their enemies who was depicted as Persians willing to murder, commit heinous acts and completely annihilated everything. Behind the Greeks were their treasured loved ones, their cities and also their homes.

Various events happened that definitely plagued and cause nightmares to both sides. Needless to say, they were countless damages and high toll of deaths. Such battle even continued for a very long time until peace was formed. If ever you decided to read books, facts will surely be found.

If ever you find yourself highly interested in this thing, read some books or do your research. What is important is to read and understand something. With that, your knowledge about History might increase.




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