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Battle of Marathon (490 BC): Athens Defies Persia

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By 490 BC, the Persian Emperor Darius the Great was determined to punish the Greek city-states, the greatest obstacle to his westward invasion. The Athenians, in particular, had drawn the ire of Darius with their support for the anti-Persian resistance during the Ionian Revolt. The burning and sacking of Sard was perceived as an insult to the Persian Empire, and Darius swore revenge and ordered the destruction of Athens. For him it was not only a military objective, but also a matter of honour.

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@HistoricBattles Creator 1 year ago Pinned

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@1986tessie 1 year ago

Great work. Thank you.

@YehtutAung-c9h 2 months ago

Please make the videos about second Punic war.

@lokrum70akrok20 1 year ago

Such a great story

@Okkescinarmath1777 1 year ago

Destek yorumudur.Tebrikler🎉

@Giangeldeepkaur 1 year ago

Some information is incorrect, there is a lot of context of why Aristigoras led to the conflict it was because his expedition of Naxos failed, and Cleomenes refused to help because his daughter advised him not to :)

@Francis-m2d 1 year ago

The visuals were good and the information leading up to the battle were welcomed. But on some details, you seem to be guessing. Herodotus only writes that the Persian cavalry were "away" and this gave the Greeks their big chance to advance. The idea that the Persian commanders decided to attack Athens while maintaining a force at Marathon, may have been true. But why on earth would you withdraw your cavalry and archers??? Had they reached Athens, how would horsemen and archers have breached the city's walls? Wouldn't you want the cavalry at Marathon, to intimidate the Greeks into not advancing??? And less important but it would have been nice if you had included the rest of the story re: Cleomenes and Aristagoras. Seeing Cleomenes would not commit Sparta, Aristagoras offered him gold. When Cleomenes still refused, he offered more gold. And then more gold. Cleomenes' young daughter was there, and she finally said, "Father, send the stranger away before he corrupts you!" And that is when Aristagoras found himself on the road to Athens.

@popeyexc8896 2 weeks ago

"Nenikikamen"

@NobleKorhedron 1 year ago (edited)

From 13:10 - 14:20 or so, WTF is with Miltiades looking like he's wearing armour more like Eastern Romans? He should be wearing linothorax, a bronze cuirass, or, maybe, a lamellar cuirass, similar to a brigandine.