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A map illustrating the position of Greek (blue) and Persian (red) forces at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. The allied Greek city-states led by Athens would win the battle and repel the invasion of Greece by Persian King Darius.
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Original image by Dept. of History, US Military Academy. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 17 May 2013 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Academy, D. O. H. U. M. (2013, May 17). Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/1226/
Academy, Dept. O. H. U. M. "Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 17, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/image/1226/.
Academy, Dept. O. H. U. M. "Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 May 2013. Web. 28 Feb 2021.
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