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  • HERODOTUS ON THE GREEKS IN DATIS’ ARMY AT MARATHON

  • Ethan Coulson-Haggins
  • Journal:
    The Classical Quarterly , First View
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    21 September 2026, pp. 1-4
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  • This note reconsiders Herodotus’ account of the Battle of Marathon to explore the possibility of Greek involvement in the Persian army. It challenges the long-held scholarly view that attributes Greek victory to a supposed technical superiority in hoplite arms and armour.

  • 9 - The expedition of Datis and Artaphernes

  • from PART II - THE GREEK STATES
  • Edited by John Boardman, N. G. L. Hammond, D. M. Lewis, M. Ostwald
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Ancient History
    Published online:
    28 March 2008
    Print publication:
    24 November 1988, pp 491-517

  • Summary

    In the Persian records 'the lands beyond the sea' were mentioned first at the time of Darius' campaign in Europe. In this campaign only some of the Allies were involved. The Allies as a whole were Boeotia, Phocis and the Peloponnesian states, apart from Argos and probably Achaea. For the campaign, Darius appointed Datis, a distinguished Mede, as commander in the field and Artaphernes, his own nephew, as his personal representative. The ratio between the fighting men and the other personnel is much as in the expedition sent by Athens to Sicily. A few days were spent in organizing the base at Eretria. The Greeks were superior in armament for hand-to-hand fighting. The Greeks attacked with a 2.4 metre long spear and a sword, whereas the Persians relied on a short spear and scimitar and on the archery in which they excelled.