Decisive Battles: The Ancient World

Marathon (1x3)

Uitzenddatum: Aug 06, 2004

Battle of Marathon, 490 BC: The first great invasion of the Persian Empire was not thwarted by the Spartans, but by the Athenians. In a heroic effort, the Hoplite warriors of the city-state triumphed in a fight against both greater numbers and the march of time.