1 gen 490 anni a. C. - Battle of Marathon
Descrizione:
“most glorious battle ever engaged in”
Force of roughly 50,000 Persian soldiers marched on Athens, captured the city of Aretria on their way. Miltiades and the Athenians defeated the Persians, their first defeat in decades.
Related terms: Pheidippides, Miltiades, hoplites, marathonomachoi (μαραθωνομάχοι)
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Data:
1 gen 490 anni a. C.
Adesso
~ 2517 years ago