Battle of Marathon

Who was in the Battle of Marathon

Persians (Darius 1) vs Greeks (Athens & Allies-Miltiades)

Why did the Battle of Marathon happen

Persians angry with Greeks for assisting Ionians in their revolt Persians wanted presents from Greece as a sign that they accepted persian Rule Greeks Refuse (Athens & Sparta)

What happened in the Battle of Marathon

Athens asks Sparta for help. They were busy with a religious festival. Athens and allies fight without Sparta Athenians surprised the Persians with can optical illusion to appear to have more troops than they really had and charged them instead of marching Pheidippides-running messenger who ran to Athens to inform them the Persians retreated the he died of exhaustion

When and Where did the Battle of Marathon take place

Eretria then Marathon 490 BCE

Results of the Battle of Marathon

The Athenians ended up winning and the Spartans came at the end