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Lore

The Battle of Marathon, also known as The First Marathon, was a decisive battle that occurred in 290 B.C. on the Plain of Marathon between the Persian forces of King Darius and the Greek forces of General Multiades.

A Greek soldier, Phidippedes, ran directly from the battle to Athens to announce the Grecian victory before dying, a 26.2 mile run that was the origin of the Olympic full marathon.

Overview

In 490 B.C. the Persian king Darius landed 20,000 cavalry, infantry and archers on the Plain of Marathon and established a defensive beachhead where he intended to destroy the Greek forces before conquering Athens. The Greek general Multiades, leading 10,000 infantry, learned that the Persians were resting and watering their horses while awaiting the Greek attack. Multiades decided to forgo the standard, slow, phalanx formation and charged his troops at a dead run across the plain. Before the Persians could react, the Greeks were inside their archers’ range. The Athenian infantry had superior armor and melee weapons, and the lightly-armed Persians, without archery or cavalry support, were butchered. A Greek soldier, Phidippides, ran the 26.2 miles from the Plain of Marathon to Athens, where he announced the Greek victory before dying.

Darius retreated to his ships, and sailed directly for Athens. Multiades, guessing the Persian intent, led the Athenians on an overnight forced march to the city. The next morning, the Persian fleet arrived at Athens to find the Greek army waiting for them. The Persians turned and fled. In all, the Persians lost 6,400 men; the Greeks, 192. Contrary to custom, the Greeks buried their dead on the Plain of Marathon to commemorate the victory.

Carnage Ratio     1:33.33
Kills per minute  13.73

– Marathon Manual

Appearances

• Marathon Manual (First appearance)