Greco-Persian Wars From The Battle Of Marathon To The End

In the ancient times, the Persians believed that they can not defeat. In all the wars they started, they won nearly everything they did. Therefore, they conquered different cities and regions by conquering them. This continued until they joined the Greeks in a series of 50 years of war called the Greek - Persian War.

Greece - the Persian War was a series of dislocations that began in 499 BC and began in 449 BC. A series of wars involved Greek political sphere and the Persian empire. It started in 547 BC. At that time, the help of Athens and Eretria, Cyrus the Great tried to conquer Iona. Athens and Eretria captured and incinerated the Persian capital, Sardis. However, due to the large losses, they were forced to retreat. For this reason, King Darus I of Persia vowed to burn two Greek regions. After the rebellion of Ionia, King Darius began conquering Greece. He began his conspiracy in 490 BC and successfully conquered Eretria. Then he sent the troops to Athens, where they landed in the bay near the town of Athens in the marathon. Also in the same year, when Athens decided not to fight not only the defender but Persian bullying and attack. The Athenian athlete, Herodotus' mission, was to ask for help from Sparta. His 240 km trip was completed in 2 days. In addition, it is a success as the Spartans agree to help them. However, due to religious ceremonies, the Spartans could not sail. In the marathon, 10,000 completely armed Greeks battled with 25,000 Persians on horses. The Persians were waiting for the Athenians to attack, but they were frustrated. Meanwhile, the Athenians moved secretly at night and closed the exit of the marathon plain. Despite the statistical advantage of the Persians, they were defeated by heavily armed Greek infantry. This indicates the end of the first attempt at Greek invasion. There are other attempts by the successor of Darius King, but they have failed yet.

Battle of the marathon has proved that the Greeks can defeat the Persians. This battle produced the classical Greek empire and became one of the most influential races in the history of Europe. An example is that the battle of the marathon is more important than the battle of Hastings. In addition, the fight of this marathon is an inspiration, the origin of the marathon. This is because the Greek messenger came back to Athens at the news of victory. Therefore, the marathon was started in the Athens Olympics in 1896, and the marathon and Athens participated.

A marathon battle (September 990), a decisive battle took place in the marathon plain in the northeast of Attica in the war between Greece and Persia, the Athenian repulsed Greece 's first invasion of Persia in one afternoon. The command of the Athenian Army, formed in a hurry, is owned by 10 generals, each of which conducts the operation of the day. Whether the generals were waiting for the Persians, the Persians made a consistent attack, or the civilians Karymacos decided to break the relationship and decided to support the attack. Four of them sent orders to General Athens of Miriades, effectively making him the supreme commander.

The earliest work of Phidias was to celebrate the Persians' victory in the marathon campaign during the Greek-Persian War in Greece in 490 BC. His first committee played a very important role in the marathon campaign and was a national hero Miltiades group, a famous Olympic tank racer who served as the central character. This large bronze work of Delphi also includes the Greek gods Apollo, Athena and several Attica heroes. The two works after Phidias became the most famous work of ancient Greeks. About 432 BC, Phidias created a huge image of Zeus at the Temple of Zeus in Olympia in Greece and the Temple of Athena in Parthenon's Temple in Athens. In ancient Greece statues made with ivory and gold sculpture media chryselephantine have a high position. From ancient times to the present, many replicas of Phidias Zeus and Athena statues have been created.