036 - The Marathonomachoi

In this episode, we discuss the events leading up to, the battle of Marathon itself, and its aftermath; the folklore that grew up after Marathon; and the internal political happenings of Athens during the 480s BC

Supplementary Resources (Videos, Photos, Other Podcasts)

Map/The Greco-Persian Wars

Video/The Persians & Greeks (Crash Course)

Video/Why the Persians Failed to Conquer Greece (Invicta History)

Video/The Greco-Persian Wars Explained (Knowledgia)



Video/The Persian Wars (Foxwede History)

Video/Greek Armies During the Persian Invasions (Kings and Generals)

Video/Beginning of the Greco-Persian Wars (Khan Academy)

Video/Battle of Marathon (History Den)



Video/Battle of Marathon (490 BCE) (History Dude)

Video/The Battle of Marathon Debunked - Facts and Myths (Sand Rhoman)



Map/Battle of Marathon (Initial Situation)

Map/Battle of Marathon (Greek Double Envelopment)

Photo/Reconstruction of Beached Ships at Marathon

Photos/Marathon Archaeological Site

Photos/Marathon Archaeological Museum

Photo/Plain of Marathon

Photo/Tomb of the Athenians at Marathon

Photo/Helmet and Skull from Marathon

Photo/Helmet of Miltiades

Photo/Bust of Miltiades

Photo/Modern Statue of Pheidippides along Marathon Road

Photo/Ostraka with Xanthippus' Name Inscribed

Photo/Ostraka with Aristeides' Name Inscribed

Photos/Laurium Silver Mines

Photo/Ruins of Silver Mines at Laurium

Photo/Ostrakon with Themistokles' Name Inscribed

Photo/Roman Bust of Themistokles

Recommended Podcast Episodes:

***Ancient Greece Declassified Ep 07 The Persian Wars
***Antiquitas Ep 3.1 Marathon

***Antiquity in Question - The Persian Wars, Who am I and Who are You?

***The Heritage Podcast Ep 24 The Persian War

***History in the Making Ep 05 Persia Stirs
***History in the Making Ep 06 The World Reshuffled
***Maritime History Podcast Ep 33 A ‘Heraldless War’ and a Man Named Themistocles
***Maritime History Podcast Ep 34 Marathon and Persian Naval Power