Battle of Marathon 490 BC | How 11,000 Greeks Defeated 25,000 Persians

The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) was one of the most legendary clashes in ancient history.
On the beaches of Marathon, 11,000 Greek citizen-soldiers faced 25,000 Persian warriors. Everyone expected a massacre… but what happened in just four hours stunned the world.
The Persian Empire — undefeated for decades — sent its elite Immortals to crush Athens. But under General Miltiades, the Greeks turned the impossible into victory with a tactical masterpiece that armies still study today.