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The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) was the culmination of King Darius I of Persia. It was Persia’s first major attempt to conquer the remainder of the Greeks and add them them to the Persian Empire. The Persian fleet landed in Marathon Bay, Greece. There the army was met by a small force of Greek soldiers and defeated, despite the Persian numerical advantage. The famous run of Phidippides with the news of the successful outcome of the battle to Athens proved the inspiration for the Marath...