The Battle of Marathon changed the course of history in ancient
Greece. To many, the impossible seemed to have been achieved - the
mighty Persian Empire halted in its advance. What happened that
day, why was the battle fought, and how did people make sense of
it? This bold new history of the battle examines how the conflict
unfolded and the ideas attached to it in antiquity and beyond. Many
thought the battle offered lessons in how people should behave,
with heroism to be emulated and faults to be avoided. While the
battle itself was fought in one day, the battle for the idea of
Marathon has lasted ever since. After immersing you in the battle,
this work will help you to explore how the ancient Athenians used
the battle in their relations between themselves and others, and
how the battle continued to be used to express ideas about gods,
empire, and morality in the age of Alexander and his successors, at
Rome and in Greece under the Roman Empire, and in the ages after
antiquity, even in our own era, in which Marathon plays a
remarkable role in sport, film, and children's literature with each
retelling a re-imagining of the battle and its meaning. A clash of
weapons, gods, and principles, this is Marathon as you've never
seen it before!
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