# Marathon and Thermopylae

Describe the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae as moments when Greek city-states united against the invading Persian Empire — the runner Pheidippides bringing news of victory at Marathon (origin of the marathon race), and the heroic stand of 300 Spartans at Thermopylae — and understand these wars were fought to defend Greek independence

Builds on: Athens Versus Sparta (hard, https://ai.page/c/athens-versus-sparta/en.md)

Concept id: marathon-and-thermopylae. Subject: history. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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