Battle of Marathon

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  • Elsa Bouchard (University of Montreal)

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This Greek victory over an attempted Persian invasion was decisive. Only ten years later, however, hostilities with the Persians were renewed.

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Bouchard, Elsa. "Battle of Marathon". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11185, accessed 25 May 2013.]