Seeing that the battle was lost, the Spartan commander Leonidas asked the other Greeks to withdraw and let the Spartans stand alone. The confederation of Greek forces met the Persian army at Thermopylae where the Greek troops occupied the narrow pass however a Greek defector informed the Persians of a mountain pass that could be utilized to get behind the Greek army. After crossing the Hellespont, Xerxes moved against the Greek states via land and sea. Hostilities were not renewed by the Persians against the Greeks until six years into the reign of Dariuss successor Xerxes. Pheidippides did not run from Marathon to Athens, he ran from Athens to Sparta before the battle of Marathon to try to convince the Spartans to join the battle against the Persians. This story, despite its popularity in western civilization, is inaccurate. According to legend, the runner Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to warn to Athenians about the Persian armada that was on its way. At this point in time the Persians chose to withdraw. The Persians then attempted to use their ships to move against Athens, but by the time they reached the city, the defenders at Marathon had already returned and reinforced the city. During the battle the Greeks gained the upper hand were able to force the Persians to retreat to their boats.
In 490 BCE the Persians landed at Marathon where they squared off against the Athenians and the Athenian allies. Home » History » Civilization History » Persia Persian History
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