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Review: Marathon: The Battle That Changed Western CivilizationUser Review - Manray9 - GoodreadsMuch about Greek and Persian history, politics and culture, but relatively little about the Battle of Marathon. Read full review Review: Marathon: The Battle That Changed Western CivilizationUser Review - Patrick Cauldwell - GoodreadsA very interesting look at what was happening in the Classical world around the time of the battle of Marathon. The author does speculate rather a lot about what might have happened if the Greeks had lost, which is stretching things a bit, but still entertaining. Read full review Related books
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4 other sections not shown Common terms and phrasesAegean Aiginetans alliance allies archons Argives Aristagoras aristocratic armor Artaphernes Asia Astyages Athenian citizens Athenian democracy Athenian hoplites Athens attack Attica Battle of Marathon Cambyses captured cavalry city-states classical Greek coast communities conquered Council Croesus crucial Cyrus Cyrus's Darius Darius's defeat Demaratos demes democratic enemy Eretrians event fifth century fight fought fourth century Greece Greek cities Greek culture Greek world Helots Herodotos Herodotos tells Herodotos's Hippias historians Homeric hoplite important infantry Ionian Greeks Ionian revolt king Kleisthenes Kleomenes land leaders legend Lydian Marathon run Mardonios Medes Median Median Empire Megakles Milesians Miletos military Miltiades modern Peisistratos Peloponnesian Peloponnesos Persian army Persian Empire Persian fleet Persian force Persian power Persian ships phalanx Phaleron Philippides Phoenician plain Plataians political reforms region revolt rule Sardis shield sian sixth soldiers Solon Spartans Spartiates spear Susa Themistokles tion traditional tribe tribute triremes tyrant victory warfare warriors Western Xerxes Bibliographic information
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