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Battle of Marathon

BelligerentsAthensPlataeaAchaemenid EmpireCommanders and leadersMiltiadesCallimachus†AristidesXanthippusThemistoclesStesilaus †ArimnestusCynaegirus†DatisArtaphernesHippiasStrength 10,000–11,000 menModern estimates:25,000 infantry1,000 cavalry (unengaged)>100,000 armed oarsmen and sailors (reserve)600 triremes>50 horse-carriers>200 supply shipsCasualties and lossesHerodotus: 192 killed AtheniansHerodotus: 6,400 dead 7 ships sunk6,400 Achaemenid troops deadOther estimates:1,000–2,000 killedThe Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece.

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