Greek Reporter

Miltiades: The General Who Won the Battle of Marathon

The name of general Miltiades will forever remain in the minds of Greeks. He was the great victor of the crucial Battle of Marathon.
The Sun

The Battle of Marathon in 490BC is one of history’s most famous military engagements and inspired the world’s most celebrated long distance race.

THE Battle of Marathon in 490BC is one of history’s most famous military engagements and inspired the world’s most celebrated long distance race. The epic encounter happened during the Persian Wars ...
Nature

Battle of Marathon date revised

Astronomical detective work has revealed that the commonly accepted date of the Battle of Marathon may be wrong. The 490 BC battle, in which the Athenian army defeated an invading band of Persians at ...