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Battle of Marathon
Marathon
also: Marathonia pugna, battle of Marathon
The Athenian victory over the invading Persians in 490 BC. Cicero recalls that Hippias, son of Pisistratus, fell there bearing arms against his own fatherland.
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Marathon
also: Marathonia pugna, battle of Marathon
The Athenian victory over the invading Persians in 490 BC. Cicero recalls that Hippias, son of Pisistratus, fell there bearing arms against his own fatherland.