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The Battle of Marathon: How Athens Defeated the Persian Empire
In 490 BCE, a vastly outnumbered Athenian army faced the Persian forces of Darius I on the plain of Marathon. This episode unpacks the battle itself: the Athenian general Miltiades, the strategic decisions that led to a double envelopment, the controversial role of the Plataeans, and the famous run of Pheidippides. We explore the hoplite phalanx in action, the political stakes for Athens still fresh from the tyranny of the Peisistratids, and the cultural aftermath—how Marathon became a foundational myth for Athenian democracy. Why did the Spartans arrive late? What really happened to the…
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