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Battle of Marathon (490 BC): How 8,000 Greeks Defeated 120,000 Persians

In 490 BC, just 8,000 Greek hoplites stood against up to 120,000 Persian soldiers at the legendary Battle of Marathon.

The Persian Empire, ruled by Darius I, had conquered much of the known world. Greece seemed next. But what happened on the plains of Marathon shocked history.

This is the full story of the Battle of Marathon — the tactics, the strategy, the brutal combat, and the race back to Athens that changed civilization forever.

If Athens had fallen in 490 BC, there would have been no Golden Age of Greece, no democracy as we know it, no Socrates, no Plato, and no Aristotle.

This was more than a battle.
It was the moment Western civilization survived.

⚔️ Topics Covered:

Persian Empire expansion
Why Darius wanted Athens destroyed
Greek hoplite phalanx tactics
The cavalry mystery
Miltiades' battle strategy
The 26-mile forced march
The legacy of Marathon

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