In 490 B.C., the Persian Empire invaded Greece landing their fleet of 600 ships at the bay of Marathon.

Although outnumbered by as much as 10 to 1 by some estimates, the Greeks would not go down without a fight.

This video explains the battle of Marathon in detail and is from the documentary series entitled Decisive Battles.

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