<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Marathon </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Greco - Persian Wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The plain of Marathon today </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August / September ( Metageitnion ) , 490 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Marathon , Greece 38 ° 07 ′ 05 '' N 23 ° 58 ′ 42 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.11806 ° N 23.97833 ° E ﻿ / 38.11806 ; 23.97833 Coordinates : 38 ° 07 ′ 05 '' N 23 ° 58 ′ 42 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.11806 ° N 23.97833 ° E ﻿ / 38.11806 ; 23.97833 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Decisive Greek victory </Li> <Li> Persian forces driven out of Greece for 10 years . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Athens , Plataea </Td> <Td> Persian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miltiades Callimachus † Aristides the Just Xanthippus ( Pericles ' father ) Themistokles Stesilaos † Arimnestos </Td> <Td> Datis Artaphernes Hippias ( deposed Athenian tyrant ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9,000 -- 10,000 Athenians , 1,000 Plataeans </Td> <Td> 25,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry ( modern estimates ) ( the latter was not engaged ) 100,000 + armed oarsmen and sailors ( arranged as reserve troops they saw little action , mostly defending the ships ) 600 triremes 50 + horse - carriers 200 + supply ships </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 192 Athenians , 11 Plataeans ( Herodotus ) 1,000 -- 3,000 dead ( modern estimates ) </Td> <Td> 6,400 dead 7 ships destroyed ( Herodotus ) 4,000 -- 5,000 dead ( modern estimates ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of the Battle of Marathon </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of Marathon </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Greco - Persian Wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The plain of Marathon today </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August / September ( Metageitnion ) , 490 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Marathon , Greece 38 ° 07 ′ 05 '' N 23 ° 58 ′ 42 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.11806 ° N 23.97833 ° E ﻿ / 38.11806 ; 23.97833 Coordinates : 38 ° 07 ′ 05 '' N 23 ° 58 ′ 42 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.11806 ° N 23.97833 ° E ﻿ / 38.11806 ; 23.97833 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Decisive Greek victory </Li> <Li> Persian forces driven out of Greece for 10 years . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Athens , Plataea </Td> <Td> Persian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miltiades Callimachus † Aristides the Just Xanthippus ( Pericles ' father ) Themistokles Stesilaos † Arimnestos </Td> <Td> Datis Artaphernes Hippias ( deposed Athenian tyrant ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9,000 -- 10,000 Athenians , 1,000 Plataeans </Td> <Td> 25,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry ( modern estimates ) ( the latter was not engaged ) 100,000 + armed oarsmen and sailors ( arranged as reserve troops they saw little action , mostly defending the ships ) 600 triremes 50 + horse - carriers 200 + supply ships </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 192 Athenians , 11 Plataeans ( Herodotus ) 1,000 -- 3,000 dead ( modern estimates ) </Td> <Td> 6,400 dead 7 ships destroyed ( Herodotus ) 4,000 -- 5,000 dead ( modern estimates ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of the Battle of Marathon </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where did the battle of marathon take place
where did the battle of marathon take place
Marathon , Greece
Marathon , Greece