Marathon 490 BC: The First Persian Invasion of Greece Crescent Books Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan

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Marathon 490 BC: The First Persian Invasion of Greece Crescent Books Michael PollanOsprey's study of the first Persian invasion of Greece in 490 BC. The story of the Marathon campaign is an epic of the Ancient World. When the Ionian Greeks revolted against their Persian overlords in 499 BC, the cities of Athens and Eretria came to their aid. The Persian King Darius swore vengeance and in 490 BC a fleet of 600 ships packed with troops was sent to take revenge on the Athenians. At Marathon the Greeks met the Persians in battle and