Whatever the reason, it seems more than likely that the cavalry was indeed split off from the Persian army on that morning. Others still suggest they had already been boarded onto ships destined to attack Athens. Some believe they were away, gathering supplies from nearby villages others believe they were still at the Persian camp, not yet ready for battle. Mystery shrouds the whereabouts of the Persian cavalry – a force that was crucial to the empire’s military tactics – on the day of the Battle of Marathon. The Bay of Marathon was well-suited for Persian warfareĪrmand D'Angour, a renowned classical scholar, has found new sources that Socrates in fact received many of his ideas, particularly those about love, from a woman he had an affair with. Hippias sailed with the expedition and advised that they land at the Bay of Marathon. By reinstating Hippias in Athens, Darius knew he would gain an indebted and valuable ally in the west. With Spartan aid, the Athenians had expelled Hippias from Athens twenty years earlier, abolishing tyranny and establishing the first-recorded democracy in its place. An Athenian guided the Persian expeditionĭarius planned to reinstate the exiled Athenian tyrant Hippias, who had been living at the Persian king’s court, as ruler of Athens. Never before had the world seen such a large amphibious invasion. It is commonly believed that the Persian army being transported numbered between 25,000 and 30,000 men. It is probable there were also substantial numbers of transport ships to carry horses and supplies.
Under the command of a Mede (someone who hailed from Media in modern-day northwestern Iran) called Dates and Darius’ nephew Artaphernes, 600 triremes (oar-powered warships) set sail for Greece. In 490 BC, Darius ordered a Persian expedition to cross the Aegean and punish Athens and Eretria for their role in the Ionian Revolt.
Professor Michael Scott discusses the immense age of the Silk Road and its importance to Imperial Rome. The Mediterranean and the Near East was just one part of a much larger, interconnected ancient world.
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