CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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Which leader sent his ships to Marathon to fight to punish the Greek mainland for meddling in his empire?
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Darius I
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Xerxes
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Cyrus the Great
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Pericles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The battle was fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica and marked the first blows of the Greco-Persian War. With the Persians closing in on the Greek capitol, Athenian general Miltiades took command of the hastily assembled army.
Detailed explanation-2: -The invasion, consisting of two distinct campaigns, was ordered by the Persian king Darius the Great primarily in order to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria.
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