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The Peloponnesian War: The Battle Of Marathon

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The Athenians regarded the wars against Persia as their greatest and most characteristic moment. However The events that take place between the defeat of Darius constant tension with sparta would soon lead to the peloponnesian war.

The battle of Marathon (490 BC), is definitely one of the greatest battles to affect greek history. Had the Athenians lost, all culture of what we may know of greece would be lost if it weren 't for Themistocles. Themistocles was the person who developed the most advanced weapon at its day. The trireme which crushed Darius and the persians when they invaded Athens
From Marathon onwards, the Athenians began to think of themselves as the center of Greek culture and Greek power. With that victory Greek cultural achievements
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