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title: Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE
author: Dept. of History, US Military Academy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1226/battle-of-marathon-490-bce/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE

_Authored by Dept. of History, US Military Academy_

## Image File

[![Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1226.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1226.png)

## Image Caption

A map illustrating the position of [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) (blue) and Persian (red) forces at the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of [Marathon](https://www.worldhistory.org/marathon/) in 490 BCE. The allied Greek [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)-states led by [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) would win the battle and repel the invasion of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) by Persian King [Darius](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/darius/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Academy, D. o. H. U. M. (2013, May 17). Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1226/battle-of-marathon-490-bce/>
### Chicago
Academy, Dept. of History, US Military. "Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 17, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1226/battle-of-marathon-490-bce/>.
### MLA
Academy, Dept. of History, US Military. "Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 May 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1226/battle-of-marathon-490-bce/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Marathon_Greek_Double_Envelopment.png) by [**Dept. of History, US Military Academy**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Marathon_Greek_Double_Envelopment.png). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 May 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.