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What did the Greeks learn from the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.?

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The battle waged on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica in 490 B.C. marked the first blows of the Greco-Persian War. With the Persians closing in on the Greekcapitol, Athenian general Miltiades assumed command of the hastily assembled army.
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