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Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: London : Grolier Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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airly good road, while by the same time thefleet would be able to reach the roadstead of Phalerum.All had been arranged beforehand for concerted action whenthe expected rising should take place; but it never didtake place, and instead of the friends whom the Persiansexpected, an armed force presented itself, commandedby the polemaroh Callimachus and the ten strategi, amongwhom figured the famous Miltiades. At the first newsof the disembarkation of the enemy, the republic haddespatched the messenger Phidippides to Sparta to begfor immediate assistance, and in the mean time had sentforward all her able-bodied troops to meet the invaders.They comprised about 10,000 hoplites, accompanied, as was THE BATTLE OF MARATHON 215 customary, by nearly as many more light infantry, whowere shortly reinforced by 1000 Plataeans. They encampedin the valley of Avlona, around a small temple of Heracles,in a position commanding the roads into the interior,and from whence they could watch the enemy without
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THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MAKATHON. exposing themselves to an unexpected attack. The twoarmies watched each other for a fortnight, Datis expectinga popular outbreak which would render an engagementunnecessary, Miltiades waiting patiently till the Lacedae- monians had come up. or till some false move on the part of his opponent gave him the opportunity of riskinga decisive action. What took place at the end of this 1 Drawn by Boudier, from a photograph by M. Amedde Hauvette. 216 THE LAST DAYS OF THE OLD EASTERN WORLD time is uncertain. Whetlier Datis grew tired of inaction,or whether he suddenly resolved to send part of his forcesby sea, so as to land on the neighbouring shore of Athens,and Miltiades fell upon his rear when only half his menhad got on board the fleet, is not known. At any rate,Miltiades, with the Platseans on his left, set his battahonsin movement without warning, and charged the enemywith a rush. The Persians and the Sakae broke the centreof the line, but the two wings, aft

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