The losing side at this battle fled back to their beached ships, with which they had recently raided Naxos, Karystos, and Eretria; the winners were assisted by a thousand Plataeans.
The losing side at this battle fled back to their beached ships, with which they had recently raided Naxos, Karystos, and Eretria; the winners were assisted by a thousand Plataeans. According to Herodotus, the losers' campaign was a response to the Ionian revolt, and Sparta refused to help at this battle despite a request from the herald Pheidippides. At it, Miltiades and Callimachus won out over generals of Darius I. For 10 points, name this victory for the Greeks over Persia in 490 BC, after which an Athenian herald announcing the victory allegedly ran 26 miles.
The losing side at this battle fled back to their beached ships, with which they had recently raided Naxos, Karystos, and Eretria; the winners were assisted by a thousand Plataeans.
Battle of Marathon