The Battle of Marathon

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_battles
gptkbp:aftermath Boosted Athenian morale
Led to the development of the Pheidippides legend
gptkbp:allies gptkb:None
gptkbp:associated_with Greek identity
gptkbp:athenian_allies gptkb:Plataea
gptkbp:athenian_casualties 192
gptkbp:athenian_general gptkb:Callimachus
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Athenians
gptkb:Persians
gptkbp:commemorated_by Marathon monuments
gptkbp:commemoration Marathon race
gptkbp:cultural_references Marathon in literature
gptkbp:date 490 BC
gptkbp:depicted_in Various paintings and sculptures
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:enacted_by Historical reenactments
gptkbp:famous_for Pheidippides' run to Athens
gptkbp:fighting_style Land battle
gptkbp:fought_against Marathon plain
Greeks and Persians
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied by military historians
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future Greek resistance
gptkbp:historical_legacy Symbol of democracy and freedom
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked the rise of Athens as a power
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Herodotus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Marathon
gptkbp:influenced Western military tactics
Political thought in Greece
gptkbp:inspired Modern marathon races
Civic pride in Athens
gptkbp:involved Cavalry and infantry
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:Historical_texts
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Annual races
gptkbp:is_taught_in Military academies
gptkbp:leader_of_athenians gptkb:Miltiades
gptkbp:leader_of_persians Datis
gptkbp:location gptkb:Marathon,_Greece
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Phalanx
gptkbp:notable_for Use of hoplite soldiers
gptkbp:number_of_troops_(athenians) 10,000
gptkbp:number_of_troops_(persians) 25,000
gptkbp:outcome Decisive victory for Athens
gptkbp:part_of Greek history
Cultural heritage of Greece
gptkbp:persian_casualties 6,400
gptkbp:persian_general gptkb:Artaphernes
gptkbp:result gptkb:Athenian_victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle of the Greco-Persian Wars
gptkbp:significant_event Part of the larger Greco-Persian Wars
gptkbp:strategy Overconfidence
Naval support
Defensive tactics
Use of terrain advantage
Flanking maneuver by Athenians
gptkbp:tactics_used Surprise attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning
gptkb:Arès
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5