BATTLE OF MARATHON

This is the main page on which we have links to growing number of individual articles and resources about this famous battle

My essay discussing what is known about the battle at Marathon

My review of Dr. Richard Billows' book - How One Battle Changed Western Civilization

My listing and comments on reference books about the battle of Marathon

An extract from the Wikipedia entry on the battle

An extract from Dr. J. Rickard's essay on the battle

This map marks the battles that took place during the Persian invasions - Eretria and Marathon during the first invasion (there were several more on the southern end of Euboea) and the 4 main battles during the second invastion. There were several more to the north in Thrace. On the historyofwar on-line edition these symbols are 'clickable' to generate a description.

Diagram of opening phase of the battle, but it is incorrect

Diagram of the final phase - but this is incorrect as the other illustrations will show - the battle did not take place directly in front of the ships on the beach.

This is an excellent and correct illustration of the armies at the beginning of the battle

This illustration follows the preceding to show the course of the battle and the general area

Another author's concept of the battle.

A google map of Attica showing Athens and Marathon - the blue dots are Google links to photos.

Another author's concept diagram showing both the initial and the subsequent phases of the battle at Marathon

Another diagram with a concept of the battle of Marathon

An article on the phalanx

A diagram of a phalanx formation

The Wikipedia entry on Callimachus

An extract from the Wikipedia entry on Miltiades

The Plutarch biography of Themistocles

An extract from Dr. Rickard's entry on Themistocles

An extract from the Dr Rickard's entry on Aristides

Cornelius Nepos' book (modern translations - Great generals of foreign nations and - Lives of the Great Commanders)