[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Marathon - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of 
Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a 
Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was the 
culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate 
Greece. ... In 490 BC, he sent a naval task force under Datis and Artaphernes 
across... [DOC] [TLE] First Persian invasion of Greece - Wikipedia [PAR] The first Persian invasion of Greece, during the Persian Wars, began in 492 BC, 
and ended with the decisive Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. 
The invasion, consisting of two distinct campaigns, was ordered by the Persian 
king Darius I primarily in order to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria. ... 
Darius also saw the opportunity to extend his empire into Europe, and to... [DOC] [TLE] Darius I - Wikipedia [PAR] Darius I was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius 
the Great, he ... Darius organized the empire by dividing it into provinces and 
placing satraps to govern it. .... He later sent Prexaspes to murder Bardiya. .... In 
490 BCE, at the Battle of Marathon, the Persian army was defeated by a heavily... [DOC] [TLE] Second Persian invasion of Greece - Wikipedia [PAR] The second Persian invasion of Greece (480479 BC) occurred during the Greco
-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The 
invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian 
invasion of Greece (492490 BC) at the Battle of Marathon, which ended Darius I'
s ... The invasion began in spring 480 BC, when the Persian army crossed the... [DOC] [TLE] Greco-Persian Wars - Wikipedia [PAR] The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid 
Empire of Persia ... The Persian king Darius the Great vowed to have revenge on 
Athens and ... In 490 BC a second force was sent to Greece, this time across the 
Aegean ..... Asia Minor had been brought back into the Persian fold, but Darius 
had... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Thermopylae - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, 
led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the ... 
However, the following year saw a Greek army decisively defeat the Persians ... 
Darius sent emissaries to all the Greek city-states in 491 BC asking for a gift of "
earth... [DOC] [TLE] Marathon - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] May 19, 2013 ... The Battle on the plain of Marathon in September 490 BCE between ... Next in 
king Darius' sights were Athens and the rest of Greece. ... The Greeks sent a no-
nonsense reply by executing the envoys, and ... army actually came from various 
states across the empire but the ..... Greek Hoplite 480-323 BC. [DOC] [TLE] Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Thermopylae | HistoryNet [PAR] In the 5th century bc, the Persian empire fought the city-states of Greece in one of 
the ... by the Greeks simply as 'the King or the Great King, enforced by a system of 
spies who ... when his troops were defeated by a smaller Athenian army at 
Marathon in 490 bc. .... Spartan boys were sent into military training at the age of 
7. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Marathon: Greeks Versus the Persians | HistoryNet [PAR] Jan 17, 2007 ... On the morning of September 17, 490 bc, some 10,000 Greeks ... of the Persian 
empire, a seemingly invincible army with revenge, pillage and plunder on its 
mind. ... The Spartans eventually arrived, but only after the battle was long over. 
... Two years later, Darius sent another 600 ships in a second attempt. [DOC] [TLE] Ancient Greece for Kids: Persian Wars - Ducksters [PAR] Kids learn about the Persians Wars of Ancient Greece fought between Persia and 
the ... The other Greek cities sent ships and weapons, but

Question: King Darius the Great of this empire sent an army into Greece in 490 B.C., but it was defeated at Marathon
Answer: the Persian Empire