10,000 vs 25,000—How Greeks DESTROYED the Persian Empire The Battle of Marathon

Three days before the battle, refugees are still stumbling through the gates of Athens with news no one wants to hear. Eretria is gone — burned to the ground, its people dragged onto Persian ships in chains. And the empire responsible isn't across the sea anymore. It just landed twenty-six miles away, at a place called Marathon.
Athens has no walls strong enough to stop what's coming, and no time to wait for the help it desperately needs. What follows is one of the most decisive battles in ancient history — a war council split down the middle, a desperate appeal that changes everything, and a tactical gamble so unconventional that half the men ordered to execute it think it sounds insane.
This is the story of how ten thousand outnumbered Greek soldiers, without the reinforcements they were promised, ran straight at the largest empire in the world — and didn't just survive. They destroyed it.
0:00 — Three Days Before the Battle
2:47 — The City That Understood the Enemy
7:13 — The War Council Divides
12:48 — The March and the Answer From Sparta
17:30 — The Cavalry Disappears
23:33 — The Charge
30:19 — The Race Back to Athens
36:15 — Legacy: What Marathon Started

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Legacy Uncovered examines the intense political debates and strategic dilemmas faced by Athenian leaders before confronting the Persian invasion. Explore the crucial role of military intelligence and the unconventional tactics employed by commanders to defend their city against an overwhelmingly larger force.