The battle of Marathon was one of the most important battles in world history. On a summer's morning in 490BC, two armies faced each other across the plain of Marathon, 26 miles from Athens. On one side were 9,000 Athenians, supported by 1,000 men from Plataia. On the other were between 18,000 and 25,000 Persian warriors (including men from various parts of the Persian empire).
The Persian army had come to conquer Athens, as a first step to taking over the whole of Greece, adding it to the already enormous Persian Empire. On the way to Marathon they had defeated several other Greek cities, killing the men, enslaving the women and children, and burning down the towns. Marathon is remembered for the heroism of a Greek named Pheidippides. Before the battle, he'd run for 2 days and nights - over 150 miles (240 km) - from Athens to Sparta to fetch help. Then he fought at Marathon. After the battle, he ran 26 miles (42 km) non-stop to Athens, but died as he gasped out the news of victory. The modern Marathon race is over the same distance as his epic run from Marathon to Athens. (Emma 5S)
When the greeks sent me to sparta running I was very exhuasted and it was really hard it took me 2 days to get there. The Spartans were having a festival. So i had to run back home it also took me another 2 days .I was so tierd after my trip to sparta. I also had to fight in the battle. But I survied lots of people tink I am a good athlete. Pheidippides was a great athlete he helped us with lots of help we needed. He dropped down dead while he was running back. He was the greatest atlete in Marathon.
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The battle of marathon was one of the earliest and most important battles. It started in 499BC and ended in 499BC. Greeks lived in nearby countries and some lived in Persia (Iraq and Iran) they were not being treated well by the Persian king Darius the 1so he wanted revenge on Greece so he sent 600 ships to attack. His plan was to attack the main land then Athens. They did exactly that and took the Athenians by surprise. A Greek general named Miltiades knew the Persians tactics he knew he should attack bravely. He sent a messenger called Pheidippides to go too Sparta to ask for help. He set of for 240 km (2 days and 2 nights). When he reached to his surprise the Spartans were having a religious party! They told him that they will help after 68 weeks! He came back again 240 km (2 days and 2 nights) that was 480 km in total. Now he had to fight the Persians and they won themselves lost 129 soldiers and the Persians lost much more. Pheidippides now ran another 42 km non-stop to Athens in Athens he announced that they had won he then collapsed on the floor out of exhaustion. Now the people in the Olympic Games run the same epic run (522 km!)
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Rejoice we have victory!. We used our best men and took the persians as if they were headless chickens.It was hard but as strong and mighty we could have done it blind follded. They didnt stand a chance against us.they even ran back to there boat and with there tails in beetween their legs ! '' AND THEN DIED!!!!!!!!! :)
Rejoice! We have won to the old cruel Persians!
ReplyDeleteDoes Persians would never ever come here again!
We should have an party !
Written by Haruka Enomoto 5S
Pheidippides ran at the speed of 5 km/h (3.125 mph) carrying the word ‘έχουμε κερδίσει!! μας έχουν κερδίσει την Περσική’ (we have won!! We have beaten the Persians!!) to Athens
ReplyDelete“Έχουμε κερδίσει!!Έχουμε κερδίσει!!” he cried as he ran through the village. “μας έχουν κερδίσει την Περσική!! μας έχουν κερδίσει την Περσική!!”
When he finished his job he fell to his knees and died of exhaustion and tiredness.
The path Pheidippides ran on is used for the annual marathon race named after The Battle of Marathon.
The Battle of Marathon was a famous Greek victory against the Persians. About 10,000Greeks, mostly from Athens, fought an army of 20,000 Persians which were led by King Darius. The Greeks surprised their enemies by charging downhill straight at the Persians. Philippides ran to Athens to ask for help in the battle. When he arrived the Spartans were celebrating. When he asked them for help they said after the next full moon. So Pheidippides ran back to the battle and fought bravely. When the battle ended the Athenians lost 192 men while the Persians lost more them self. When Pheidippides went to Athens he told Athens the good news and died with glory.
ReplyDeleteBattle Of Marathon / Μάχη τοῦ Μαραθῶνος, Machē tu Marathōnos
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Marathon was a famous Greek victory against the Persians, about 10,000 Greeks, most of them from Athens, fought an army of 20,000 Persians led by King Darius. The Greeks surprised their enemies by charging downhill straight at the Persians.
Marathon is remembered for the heroism of a Greek athlete named Pheidippides. Before the battle, he ran for 2 days and nights - over 150 miles (240 km) - from Athens to Sparta to get help. Then he fought at Marathon. After the battle, he ran 26 miles (42 km) non-stop to Athens, but died as he gasped out the news of victory. The modern Marathon race is over the same distance as his epic run from Marathon to Athens.
•Winners: About 10,000 Greeks (Athens and Plataeans) under Callimachus and Miltiades.
•Losers:About 25,000 Persians under Datis and Ataphernes.
REJOICE! we have won the rotten persians and we have saved our land. We killed them into bits and we are the mighty greeks we have yes we have we are the best now we are safe and sound we can do anything.We can live here in Marathon its safe all persians are gone and most of them are no bleeding dead on the floor . They went back to there land they got scared haha we are the baet the strong tough greeks we can defeat any thing . We are the strongest land then any other.
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ReplyDeleteThe battle of marathon was a great battle that happened in 490 BC between the persian invaders and the greeks. The persians had a strong,big and great army with 600 ships. They wanted to attack north of Athens. While Athens had an army of 9,000 athenians to defend their territory. The two armies met 26 miles north of athens. The persians were killing the people and burning houses. But before the battle a hero called Pheidippides ran from athens to sparta to fetch help. Then he fought at Marathon. After that he ran to Athens to tell them the news of victory but died as he said it
The Battle of Marathon was a Greek victory against the Persians. About 10,000 Greeks, mostly from Athens, fought an army of 20,000 Persians led by king Darius "wow!" The Greeks surprised their enemies by charging down hill straight at the Persians and finally the Greeks won.
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Marathon was a Greek victory against the Persians. About 10,000 Greeks, mostly from Athens, fought an army of 20,000 Persians led by king Darius "wow!" The Greeks surprised their enemies by charging down hill straight at the Persians and finally the Greeks won.
ReplyDelete“Rejoice, we have won! I have ran for 240 km in 2 nights and 2 days to fetch for help from Sparta, and then I have fought in the battle, the Persians were coming to attack our city but we came before them. It was a race against time. And ran 42km to come back here. I am extremely exhausted and need to drink something.”
ReplyDeleteAfter Pheidippides said these words he dropped down dead!
This what Pheideppedis said to the Athenians about the victory against the Persians.
ReplyDelete“Rejoice!,”said Pheideppedis with his loudest and joyful voice.
“We have shown them what strenghth we are made of!,”as he was breathing furiously.
“We have shown them no merci,no will try to take over us!,”and then he dropped down dead.
By Saud 5S
nice expressions
DeleteBefore the Battle, Phidippides an athlete ran for
ReplyDeletetwo days and two nights over 150 miles from Aathens to Sparta to find help then he fought at Marathon after the Battle, he ran 26 miles non stop to Athens but as he gasped out the good news
he fell and died.
Pheidippides has now run from Marathon to Athens with a great news of victory.
ReplyDeleteOn the plain of Marathon,the Greek army and the Persian army faced each on other.The Greek army had 10,000 men. There were various men from every part of the Persian empire.The Persian army's plan was to conquer Greece and add it to the Persian empire.They had also defeated several other Greek cities on the way to Marathon. The poor Ahenians were totlly taken by suprise. But the Greek general Militades,had other plans.He called Pheidippedies,a good athelete and runner, and told him to run to ask Sparta for help. Phiedippides ran for 2 days and nights,and when he finally reached Sparta he found out that the Spartans were having a religious festival and refused to help until the next full moon!
He ran back and told Militades, By this time, Pheidippides had run over a hundred miles.He also fought in the battle of Marathon.He ran 26 miles non-stop back to Athens to tell the news of victory.Then,having done his duty,he fell down dead.Now the modern Marathon race,is over the same distance as his epic run was from Marathon to Athens all those years ago.
wow i never new that thanks for explaining it :)
ReplyDeletePheidippides ran to Sparta to ask them for help , but they refused to help until the next full moon! Pheidippides was surprised , he ran back to Athens which was about 150 miles (240 km) . He told the news the Greek General and the Greek General heard that On the Persian army’s way to Marathon they had defeated several other Greek cities, killing the men, enslaving the women and children, and burning down the towns. So we attacked the Persian army . Pheidippides was one of the solders in the War Of Marathon . The two army’s met each other .
ReplyDeleteThe Greek army was surprised when had seen the Persian army, because the Persian army was twice as much as the Greek army. We all prayed and stood in a Phalanx , some of the Greek warriors were on horses they were called Cavalry and some with a bow and arrow called Archers. We started fighting and throwing our spheres high.
The War Of Marathon went on until 431 to 404 BC , the Greeks lost about 149 hoplites ( Greek warriors ) but the Persians lost many, many more than the Greeks . At 404 BC the War Of Marathon ended and the Greece won , the Persians failed in conquering Greece . Pheidippides the great hero sadly died as he gasped out the news of victory.
i love your short story Yasmine
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DeleteThe Battle of Marathon happened at 490 BC where the Persian rulers with an army of about 20,000 men attacked the Greeks that lived 42 km from Athens which had an army of about 10, 000 men. The Persian army came to conquer Athens and take over Greece to make it part of their Persian empire. The Greek commander Miltiades sent a Greek man called Pheidippides to run to Sparta for help. Pheidippides ran for 2 days and nights-over 150 miles to Sparta. Then he fought in the battle against the Persians. The Greeks won and Pheidippides was sent to run to Athens to report the news of victory. He ran their non-stop but died, as he gasped out the news. The modern marathon race is the same distance as Pheidippides epic run from marathon to Athens.
ReplyDelete"Rejoice!!! We have finally won the battle!!! You should all thank me for going all the way from here to Persia and back to tell you all this very good news!!And if i could i will..." At this point Pheididppides was dead from exhaustion.
ReplyDeletePheidippides gasped: ‘’Rejoice! I have just come from marathon and I have good news. We had 10,000 hoplites and the Persians had 20,000 soldiers. I was told by Miltiades to go to Sparta it was 150 miles. My task was to ask for help from Sparta but they were having a festival and could not help us till the next full moon. I then came back and fought in the battle. We lost 129 of our men and they lost much more. I then came to Athens to tell you about our victory. I feel exhausted because I had to run to Sparta and back and then fight in the battle and come to Athens. I am so proud that we won against a huge army .’’ And he fell down dead.
ReplyDeleteThe Battle of Marathon was a famous Greek victory against the Persians. About 10,000 Greeks, mostly from Athens, fought an army of 20,000 Persians led by King Darius. The Greeks surprised their enemies by charging downhill straight at the Persians.
ReplyDeleteBefore setting off for Marathon, the Athenians decided to ask the Spartans for help.
They sent a day runner, Pheidippides, who was known for being able to run all day long, and that was his job, taking messages to other cities.
Amazingly, Pheidippides arrived in Sparta the next day. Exhausted, he asked the elders of Sparta if the Spartans would come and help fight the Persians.
Marathon is remembered for the heroism of Pheidippides. Before the battle, he'd run for two days and nights(240 km) from Athens to Sparta to fetch help. Then he fought at Marathon.
After the battle, he ran 42 km non-stop to Athens, he announced the news of victory, but collapsed and died on the spot from exhaustion.
The story of the battle of the marathon is an amazing story. The best part of the story is when the hero ran for 12-24 miles,that was awesome and very hard.
ReplyDeleteThe story of the battle of the marathon is an amazing story. The best part of the story is when the hero ran for 12-24 miles,that was awesome and very hard.
ReplyDeleteI am Pheidippides I am from the greek army i ran from Marathon to Athens to here to get some help can you help us to attack the Persian? i asked them but they said we are not helping you until the full moon comes so i went to sparta i asked them for help and they helped us i ranall way back to marathon and my last word was rejoice
ReplyDeleteThe battle of Marathon was a famous Greek victory against the Persians, and their king, Darius.
ReplyDeleteOne Summer's morning in 490BC, the Greek and the Persian army fought across the plains of Marathon, in Greece. The Persians wanted to take over the whole of Greece, and add it to their huge empire. They had already defeated other Greek cities.
Before the battle, a young Greek named Pheidippides had to run for two whole days and two whole nights from Athens, all the way to sparta to ask for help. When he arrived, he found out that the Spartans were having a religious festival and dinner, and couldn't come. Poor Pheidippides was very disappointed when he heard that. He then had to run back to Marathon.
When he arrived, he had to fight in the battle, too. Pheidippides was exhausted.
In the end the Greeks defeated the Persians, and they were all celebrating. After the battle, Pheidippides ran non-stop all the way to Athens to announce the great news. As he was telling them all about what happened in the battle, he dropped down dead.
He is still remembered today for his epic, and amazing run. Today, athletes have to cover the same distance that he had to.
THE BATTLE OF THE MARATHON
ReplyDeleteOnce in year 490 BC king of Persia – Darius had thought of begging a war verses Greece, because some of Greeks were just coming to their lands to live and were talking about him that he was a bad king, didn’t care about his country.
In one morning Persians came on Athenian lands starting fighting. The hope came on Sparta’s army. There was a man whose name was Pheidippides. He ran for 2 days and nights - over 150 miles or 240 km - from Athens to Sparta to fetch help. Sparta was always ready. There were problems too. The Persian army was double the size as Sparta’s army and Persia had many thousands of archers when Sparta had none. Long before the hoplites could even reach the Persians with their spears, the sky would be filled with a black cloud of arrows raining death onto their heads. But as you might know Spartans had a big, strong shields. The battle was long and I’ll just skip that part. The short answer for the end – Greeks won!
As you remember I was talking about a guy Pheidippides before, after battle he ran 26 miles or 42 km – back to Athens to tell everyone that they won. His last words were “We won!”, after that in a second he fell and died. Now he is remembered as a hero.
PHEIDIPPIDES WAS RUNNING BACK FROM SPARTA TO ATHENS, HE WAS THINKING OF THE GLORY HE WAS ABOUT TO GAIN. AS SOON AS HE ENTERED THE CITY HE STARTED TO MURMUR. THE WEAK WORDS STARTED TO COME OUT OF HIS MOUTH:" NEN ...NENIK ...NENIKEKAMEN",(WE HAVE WON) HE SAID WITH HIS LAST EVER BREATH.THE HERO ANNOUNCED HIS COUNTRY'S VICTORY AND DIED. HE WAS REMEMBERED FROM THAT DAY ON.
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ReplyDeleteOnce in year 490 BC king of Persia – Darius had thought of begging a war verses Greece, because some of Greeks were just coming to their lands to live and were talking about him that he was a bad king, didn’t care about his country.
In one morning Persians came on Athenian lands starting fighting. The hope came on Sparta’s army. There was a man whose name was Pheidippides. He ran for 2 days and nights - over 150 miles or 240 km - from Athens to Sparta to fetch help. Sparta was always ready. There were problems too. The Persian army was double the size as Sparta’s army and Persia had many thousands of archers when Sparta had none. Long before the hoplites could even reach the Persians with their spears, the sky would be filled with a black cloud of arrows raining death onto their heads. But as you might know Spartans had a big, strong shields. The battle was long and I’ll just skip that part. The short answer for the end – Greeks won!
As you remember I was talking about a guy Pheidippides before, after battle he ran 26 miles or 42 km – back to Athens to tell everyone that they won. His last words were “We won!”, after that in a second he fell and died. Now he is remembered as a hero.
When the war had finished, Pheidippides ran 26 miles to the city of Athens to tell the Athenians about their victory. When he got to Athens he told them the good news. This is what he might have said: “People of Athens, I have come with great news about our victory against the Persians. I have come from marathon. The war was bloody and it was hard for us but we fought bravely and we have won the battle. Luckily we had help from Plataia. As a total we were 10,000 men, the Persians had a total of between 18,000 and 25,000 men. The Persians conquered to claim Greece but we worked together to fight them for our sacred land. We had lost many men in this battle. I ran and ran for 2 days all the way to Sparta to ask for help, but they had refused to help me and so I ran again, back to Marathon to fight the battle, and luckily I survive to tell the story to you Athenians.” The Athenians might have replied back: “What great news! We are all very proud of your success. We will celebrate!!!”They all cheered. But eventually Pheidippides died about a day after telling the great news.
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The battle of marathon took place in marathon,490 BC. The battle was the Greeks against the Persians, the war started because the Greeks rebelled against the Persian leader. In the war a brave athlete called Pheidippides ran all the way from marathon to Sparta to ask for help.when he came back he fought in the war. After there victory he was sent to tell Athens 30 miles away " We have won the war against Persia." after that he dropped dead.
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ReplyDeleteBefore setting off to the Marathon, the Athenians asked help form the Spartans. The Spartans were also allies and their help will be extremely helpful for the Athenians. Sparta was 150 miles away from Athens. They were thinking of the quickest way to get there. The first idea was the ship but it was too slow the next was horses it too hard for them to climb on mountainous rocks. So they thought and thought until the only solution was Pheddipedes the one and only. Pheddipedes was known for running all day long, that was his job, taking messages to other cities. They hired him to go to Sparta to go ask for help. When he got there he asked the elders of Sparta to help fight Persia’s enormous army. They said “No,” not because they were afraid, it was because they were in the middle of celebrating a festival. They had to wait until fullmoon; anyway full moon was six days away. But Pheddipedes said it was tomorrow. So Pheddipedes ran all the way back. By now all the army was camped 26 miles from Athens. The news wasn’t very surprising. The war started and there was no chance of winning Athens thought. Obviously Persia won, but the people who didn’t go were proud of Athens.
The Battle of Marathon was one of the most important of all battle of the world history. The Persia Empire that already is enormous wanted to conquer Athens they both faced each other. At first they took over the whole Greece. On the way to Marathon they defeated several other Greek cities and for no reason, killing the poor people and enslaving the women and children. If you imagine how those brave and bold hoplites must of felt. It must maybe impossible for them to defeat an army twice as big as the size of their own. The Persian had many archer but the Greeks had none. They had spears it was like rain fell and the Greeks were seen with no head.
The battle of marathon was one of the most important battles in world history. One day two armies fought for death. The first army was Athens with 10,000 soldiers and the other army was Persia with 20,000 soldiers. They fought for a long time,but the Athens where too smart for the persians so they went downhill and surprised the persians soldiers without being seen. When Pheidippides ran for 150 miles to get help from athens-Sparta for two days and nights and went to athens 26 miles (42 km) didn't have a rest or break. He died and never knew who got the victory and who got defeated from 431-404 BC.
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One day in 490BC, the Athenian army of 9000 men, supported by 1000 men from Plataia, faced the Persian army of 18000 to 25000, including men from various parts of the Persian empire, on the fields of Marathon 26 miles away from Athens.
ReplyDeletePersia came to concur Greece. On the way to Marathon, the Persians concurred some Greek islands. An Athenians athlete named Pheidippides ran to Sparta, that toke 2 days and nights continually, for help but the Spartans were in the middle of a religious festival . So he ran back to Athens and told everyone the sad news. So the only thing he could do was fight with the army.
When Pheidippides ran form Athens to Sparta for the Athens Victoria and He said " we have won Victoria for fitting the Persians who ho we won yea" and dropped down dead.BY AYYAN 5S
ReplyDeleteWhen Pheidippides ran Athens to Sparta for there Victoria against the Persians he Said "we have won against the Persians who ho we won yea" and dropped down dead By Ayyan 5S
ReplyDeleteThe battle of marathon was a great victory to the Athenians over the Persians. In 490 BC the Persians in an army of about 18000 to 25000 came to take over Athens. The Greek commander Miltiades with his army of 10000, asked Pheidippides, who was a great long distance runner to call for help from Sparta. He ran for about 150 miles for two days and nights. After coming back again to Marathon, Pheidippides fought with his fellow hoplites. The Greeks surprised there enemies the Persians by charging them straight downhill and won the battle. Then the hero Pheidippides had to run again all along to Athens for about 26 miles to bring the news of victory to the Athenians.He said "Victory, we have won". Then he fell down died because of exhaustion.
ReplyDeleteWhen Pheidippides ran Athens to Sparta for there Victoria against the Persians he Said "we have won against the Persians who ho we won yea" and dropped down dead By Ayyan 5S
ReplyDeleteWhen Pheidippides ran Athens to Sparta for there Victoria against the Persians he Said "we have won against the Persians who ho we won yea" and dropped down dead By Ayyan 5S
ReplyDeleteWhen Pheidippides ran Athens to Sparta for there Victoria against the Persians he Said "we have won against the Persians who ho we won yea" and dropped down dead By Ayyan 5S
ReplyDeleteWhen Pheidippides ran Athens to Sparta for there Victoria against the Persians he Said "we have won against the Persians who ho we won yea" and dropped down dead By Ayyan 5
ReplyDeleteWhen Pheidippides ran to the Athenians about the Victory against the Persians he Said "Rejoice!we have won against the Persians who ho we won yea I am extremely exhausted and need to drink something" and dropped down dead By Ayyan 5S
ReplyDeleteWhen Pheidippides ran to the Athenians for the Victoria against the Persians he Said "Rejoice! we have won against the Persians I am extremely exhausted and need to drink something who ho we won yea" and dropped down dead. By Ayyan 5S
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ReplyDeleteREGOICE! PHEIDIPPIDDES SHOUTED.
ReplyDeleteRight after the grand fight between Greeks and Persians they shouted ‘Pheidepiddes!!!!!!!!!!’ As loud as a lion eating its prey. I stood there around all the broken spears dead men blood on people’s shirt. They felt like I was a king to them but I didn’t think I was that much of a king. When I came out of my small kind of shelter I saw a monstrous table flowers and people preparing decorations. I ran to one of the decorators and asked him ‘what’s all this for?!’ he answered back to me ‘Well it’s all for you of course!’ I was stunned of what he said and said ‘this is all a joke’ then the master of Athens came on his horse and announced ‘ ladies gentle men and people of Athens we declare this celebration for a person who saved us from the Persians….PHEIDEPIDDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ‘YYYEEEAAAHHH!!’, screamed everyone. The master ran up to me and gave me a traditional robe to wear for the celebration. On the day of the celebration all the food was set on the gigantic table like the Greek salad and so much more. Right at the time of the celebration everyone cheered for me when I came to the feast. They arranged the master of Athens and I a special seat. The celebration began and the master let us eat. People from village’s towns all came to this feast very excited. We ate all kinds of food for about three hours. After the feast they gave me a 14 pound bag full of silver!!!After the celebration I got a big house and was known as the great Pheidepiddes the great of Greece against Persia.
BY: Amin 5s
“The great Battle at Marathon has been won against an army twice our size from Persia. Only 192 Athenians were killed & 11 Plataians our allies who supplied us with 1’000 hoplites were killed as well. The selfish Spartans refused to participate in the battle because of a stupid festival. Only 7 triremes were captured, but about 6’400 Persians were killed! The reason why we won is simple. We won because of our strength, bravery, better arms & superb battle formation. Long live the Empire of Greece!!”
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ReplyDeleteHow I, Pheidippides, Helped the Greeks
In 490 BC, I was commanded by General Militades to run to Sparta to ask them to help Athenians again the cruel Persian attack. I had to run for two nonstop days and nights when I reached Sparta, I found that that the Spartans were having a religious festival and they refused to help until the next full moon! By the time I had to run back to the Marathon with news, I had over a hundred. I also had to fight in the battle. However, being a strong, well-trained Greek, I did this with no trouble.
We, using our usual clever tactics under our commander militates, were able to defeat the huge Persian force, losing only 192 men while the Persians lost many more. I survived the battle in spite of being exhausted after my long run. I was then ordered to take the news of the victory back to Athens. I once again ran all the way, told my good news and then, having done my duty, fell down dead.
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
ReplyDeleteBefore setting off to the Marathon, the Athenians asked help form the Spartans. The Spartans were also allies and their help will be extremely helpful for the Athenians. Sparta was 150 miles away from Athens. They were thinking of the quickest way to get there. The first idea was the ship but it was too slow the next was horses it too hard for them to climb on mountainous rocks. So they thought and thought until the only solution was Pheddipedes the one and only. Pheddipedes was known for running all day long, that was his job, taking messages to other cities. They hired him to go to Sparta to go ask for help. When he got there he asked the elders of Sparta to help fight Persia’s enormous army. They said “No,” not because they were afraid, it was because they were in the middle of celebrating a festival. They had to wait until fullmoon; anyway full moon was six days away. But Pheddipedes said it was tomorrow. So Pheddipedes ran all the way back. By now all the army was camped 26 miles from Athens. The news wasn’t very surprising. The war started and there was no chance of winning Athens thought. Obviously Persia won, but the people who didn’t go were proud of Athens.
The Battle of Marathon was one of the most important of all battle of the world history. The Persia Empire that already is enormous wanted to conquer Athens they both faced each other. At first they took over the whole Greece. On the way to Marathon they defeated several other Greek cities and for no reason, killing the poor people and enslaving the women and children. If you imagine how those brave and bold hoplites must of felt. It must maybe impossible for them to defeat an army twice as big as the size of their own. The Persian had many archer but the Greeks had none. They had spears it was like rain fell and the Greeks were seen with no head.
Phedipides.
ReplyDeleteI was told that Darius wanted to attack us greeks, they landed at the bay of marathon. Militades decided to best attak the persians rather that wait for them to attack. He sent me to run all the way to Sparta to ask for help,the Spartans were an important state within Greece. The spartans refused to help untill the next full moon! By the time i came back from Sparta and I had to fight in the battle. Us greeks were able to defeat the huge Persian force, losing only 192 men while the Persians lost many more. I survived the battle in spite i was exhausted from my long run. Then i was told to run to Athens and spread the news of victory. When i was on my way back from Athens i fell from exhaustion and died. Now pheidippides is known as a greek hero.
By: Vian Rifat 5N
We decide to attack the Greeks. The Greeks rebelled against us; so the Persian ruler Darious wanted revenge. He decide to attack Athens.
ReplyDeleteI went with a huge army and six ships to attack Greece. We landed at the bay of marathon.
The Athenians were taken by surprise. Unfortunately for us Militades was a clever Greek general and was used to our cunning attacks. He decided to attack us first. The battle began the sun above our heads was scorching hot. We were tightly packed together so the smell of bodies was intolerable. We had no choice but to push on.
The Greeks using their clever tactics under their commander Militades were able to defeat us.
We were a very large force but we lost a lot of our men in the battle. They lost one hundred and ninety two men only and we lost many more.
We were exhausted from the battle. We under-estimated the strength of the Greek army, and how well trained they were.
Their ships were able to defeat our warships. Their soldiers especially the hoplites were very well trained. The soldiers rowing in the navy ships were a very strong force.
We had no choice but to leave and not come back.
KAREEM HIJAZI 5N.
Today there was a fight between the Greeks and the Persians. I had to fight in the Battle of Marathon for the Greeks. It was so hot so I was extremely thirsty.
ReplyDeleteIt was the worst day of my entire life because 195 soldiers had died including my friends. I was to be alive.
It was a bloody battle where I killed 6 people.
It took a long, long time to fight. The noise of the soldiers were so loud as they kept on screaming. . The smell was so bad I could not even breathe. When the fight was over I had to run to Athens which took me 3 hours. When I told the Athenians the good news about our victory, they were very happy.
After 2 minutes I lay down to rest….
Hussah 5N
The battle of Marathon
ReplyDeleteIt all began when I had run 200km from Athens to Sparta with a message asking for help, sent by the ruler of Athens. I ran for two days and two nights but when I arrived at Sparta the Spartans were celebrating a religious festival. When I told them the message they said they wouldn’t help Athens until the full moon.
Then the battle began with 1000 Athenians and 3000 Persian warriors on the other side. Although Athens only had 1000 men, we still won. After the battle was over I went back to Athens with great news of victory.
Dear diary,
ReplyDeleteAlthough, the past two days were hard for me, however I did it with no trouble. There was a great Battle of Marathon and Persians were going to attack Greece. It was horrible, yet rewarding. It was a hard day for everyone especially for me. I had to run to Sparta and get help as ordered by my general. I had to run continuously for two day and nights in ordered to get help. It was really hard work yet I had to do it for my country. When I reached Sparta, I saw that they were having a religious festival and they said that they can’t help until the next full moon. I thought that this was a waste of time; moreover it was frustrating for me. However, I thought about the war and my people so, I ran back as quickly as possible. It was really tiring, but I kept on running and never stopped until I reached home. Moreover, when I reached home I saw the battle was still going on; therefore I had to take part in it also. Our commander’s clever tactics paid off and we had won the battle. We had lost only 192 men, they had lost many more. Now here I am lying down on the ground injured and taking my final breath but it feels like my life’s purpose is fulfilled.
Pheidippides.
Pheidippites was a day runner at the battle of marathon. It happened when the Persian army wanted to take over Athens, pheidippites had to run all the way to Sparta to ask for their help because Sparta where the most feared fighters in ancient Greece, pheidippites ran for 2 days and 2 nights and nothing to eat or nothing to drink. But Sparta refused to help them until after the full moon because they were having a funeral about something. So pheidippites epic run was all completely for nothing and Persia was sailing closer and closer. So Athens had to stand alone against the great big Persian army. Pheidippites took place in the battle of marathon, he was a very strong man and still did not eat or drink anything from when he came running so when he arrived he had to get into position before eating or drinking. They then had to go into battle; the Greeks wore really heavy metal armor but the Persians wore really light armor but they had a very powerful army they had arch men, spear men, swords men and a lot more people so the Greeks had no chance against the Persian army. The Greeks went to battle and the Persians to but before the Persians even started moving the Persian leader took a few bunches of his men in his 600 boats and where about to sail the other side of Athens so they would attack them from both sides and Miltiades the leader of the Greeks would never know but his plan did not turn out as how he wanted it to be. Miltiades found out about his plan of attacking both sides of Athens but it would take 10 hours for all the boats to get there and several more hours to unload his men. When the Greeks and the Persians arrived to marathon they waited then the Greeks charged but the Persians still waited because the Persians knew that even before the Greeks could reach them they would be exhausted in that heavy armor but they were wrong so they started to attack, pheidippites was fighting like a madman and was killing lots and lots of Persians. But the ships where getting closer, in about 5 hours the ships would make it to land and Athens would be destroyed but the Persians could not kill lots of Greeks because the Greeks had heavy powerful armor and the Persians had only light and weaker armor. So the Greeks knew they had a good chance to win because the Greeks where getting past the Persians and circling them. When the Greeks won they got really exhausted but Miltiades forced them to go on because the ships needed at least 2 hours left to arrive Athens so they had to walk from marathon to Athens so they sent the same runner again to Athens to tell they have victory, but when pheidippites arrived and told Athens they had victory the slowly dropped down dead from hunger and drinking. When the Greeks arrived to Athens they waited until the Persian ships arrived, but when the Persian ships arrived the Persian leader was in shock to see the Greeks waiting for him so he could not go into land or they could attack his men one by one so he turned back and that is the end of the battle of marathon and the Greeks WIN!
ReplyDeleteToday was the day of the Marathon battle. We Persians attacked the mainland of Greece. It all started when we sailed in 600 ships. We landed at the bay of Marathon. The Athenians were taken by surprise. Militades were used for the cunning tactics used by us in warfare. We decided it was best to challenge them bravely rather than wait for them to attack first. We decided to send Pheidippides to run to Sparta to ask for help. The Spartans were an important state within Greece and quite rightly should have helped Athens in this battle. Pheidippides ran almost continuously for two days and nights and when he reached Sparta he found that the Spartans were having a religious festival and they refused to help until the next full moon! By the time Pheidippides had run back to Marathon with the news, he had run over a hundred miles. He also had to fight in the battle. However, being a strong, well-trained Greek, he did this with no trouble.
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ReplyDeleteToday my general told me I had to run to Sparta to ask them to help because the Persians were coming. I ran for 2 day and nights nonstop but when I got there the Spartans were having a religious festival and refused to help until the next full moon I had to run all the way back to tell them to tell them the bad news .I still had to take place in the war .After the war we had won and I had to run back to Athens to tell them the good news.
The end. By saira munir
The blog of Phellipedies
ReplyDeleteWe came marching a long way from Athens to the place that the war was taken place, I was already sweating and was tired from walking, we wore heavy armor and carried big heavy shields on this hot DAY!!!
The Persians came on their boats with twice the number of men but we were lucky we had great weapons and protective armor, although they had twice the number of men. I felt tough and believed in myself. They came marching down; they faced us for days so did we.
FINNALLY! The war started. They started throwing arrows at us we were blessed! Only some men got killed with the arrows while we came running.
As usual I was fighting bravely! We all fought like there was no tomorrow!
After long days of fighting, the unexpected happened! The Persians ran back to their boats, we started to chase them but they already set off.
Victory!!!!!!!! Was ours. I was forced to run all the way back to Athens to report the good news.
I was very tired but at least some of us died and most of us survived. I reported the good news and felt my heart beating very fast, I felt like I was going to collapse!
Tara 5N
i cant believe pheiddipidies ran more than 22 miles ia would drop down exhausted in 1 mile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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