Read this article to learn about the nine causes of Athenian success in the Battle of Marathon. "Marathon was a triumph of the intelligent use of tactics, discipline and armament" (Camb. Hist.). Although there has been some controversy as to numbers engaged in the battle of Marathon and losses sustained by both sides, yet modern historians including the German critic [...]
Read this article to learn about the Herodotus’ account of the battle of Marathon. The account of the battle of Marathon mainly based on Herodotus has however many gaps in the way that it does not give the strength of the two armies nor does it explain the reason why the Persian cavalry did not join in the engagement. It [...]
Biography on Miltiades! Miltiades, son of Cimon, succeeded his brother Stesagoras as the tyrant of Thacian Chersonese. He was the nephew of Miltiades (senior) who came to possess Chersonese as a tyrant. By a stratagem Miltiades, son of Cimon, arrested the leading men at Chersonese and thereby removed the possibility of any local leader's bid for the tyranny. He strengthened [...]