Answer: D. they were better prepared for a close range battle.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Battle of the Marathon Field represents one of the turning points in the Greek-Persian wars. The Persians were considerably more numerous and had an advantage in every position. Yet, the Greeks were more prepared and better organized for the pine. The Greeks were also led by the experienced military leader Miltiades who already had experience fighting the Persians. The key role in the battle was played by the heavily armed Greek soldiers of the Hoplites. Invading the Persian ranks, their armor was crucial in the fight against the Persians, and they ruthlessly destroyed about 6,000 Persian archers and lightly armed soldiers. According to Herodotus, the Greeks lost a little less than 200 soldiers in that battle.