GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The Persian emperor that was defeated by Hoplites at the Battle of Marathon. He was viewed
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Darius I
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Thales
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Xerxes I
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Pericles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Few of the other Greek city-states answered Athens’s call for help. As a result, the Athenian force of 11, 000 soldiers was great-ly outnumbered as it faced 15, 000 Persian invaders on the battlefield at Marathon. Through fierce hand-to-hand combat, the Athenian soldiers ousted the Persians.
Detailed explanation-2: -This is the origin of the Marathon running race. Ten years later, in 480 BC, the son of Darius I, King Xerxes, decided to get his revenge on the Greeks.
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