The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC ⚔️ First Persian Invasion of Ancient Greece

5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to Southeast Europe. The Achaemenid Empire controlled a vast area with astonishingly rapid expansion and conquest, the latest of which King Darius was the architect of. But Darius’ hunger for territorial expansion was not yet satisfied.

The Battle of Marathon between Greece and the Achaemenid Empire was a clash of ancient civilizations.

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🧾 Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
5:30 The Battle of Marathon
11:00 Aftermath

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