The Persian infantry was evidently lightly armoured, and no match for hoplites in a head-on confrontation (as would be demonstrated at the later battles of Thermopylae and Plataea.)
Infanteri Persia jelas berzirah ringan, dan bukan tandingan bagi hoplites Athena dalam konfrontasi langsung jarak dekat (seperti yang kelak ditunjukkan pada pertempuran-pertempuran selanjutnya di Thermopylae dan Plataia).