ANTH 2100 Chapter Notes -Cornelius Nepos, Pheidippides, Greco-Persian Wars
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The persian wars (ii): the battle of marathon, 11th september, 490 b. c. Sources: herodotus gives fullest & earliest account: hdt. 5; but also important are the1st century b. c. source, cornelius nepos, life of miltiades 4-6; and. Note that aeschylus (the tragedian) was present at the battle also. Preliminaries: athenian general miltiades had caused trouble for the persians in the aegean; also. Hippias, son of peisistratus (the ex-tyrant) was in exile with the persians. Expedition of datis & artaphernes: direct approach via naxos & delos. 6. 100); the persians cross the strait to marathon (hdt. 6. 102), only 24 miles (39km) from athens . 6. 105-7), runs to sparta for help, covers 143 miles in 36 hours. But the spartans are having a religious festival , and have to wait for the full moon . Athenian deliberations: withstand a siege? or march out? (hdt.
