The Battle of Marathon How 11,000 Greeks Defeated an Empire

Battle of Marathon" — How 11,000 Greeks Crushed the Persian Empire | Ancient History Documentary
In 490 BC, the Persian Empire — the most powerful military force in the known world — landed at Marathon with one goal: erase Athens. What happened next changed the course of Western civilization forever.
This is the story of Miltiades, the general who gambled everything on a single tactical decision. The story of Pheidippides, who ran 240km to beg Sparta for help. And the story of a Greek army that charged downhill into Persian arrows — a move the Persians thought was madness.
🏛️ In this video:

The fall of Eretria and the panic in Athens
The war council and the deciding vote
The Plataean alliance
Miltiades' risky battle formation
The charge, the collapse, and the encirclement
The race back to Athens
What came next: the road to Thermopylae

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