Nearly a decade after Aristagoras first went into revolt, and longer since the Athenians had reneged on their offerings of earth and water, the Persian Army came to take Darius' revenge on Athens. For the first time, a Persian army landed on the Greek mainland. They made their camp on an unremarkable open plain that would soon be seared into Greek history forever: Marathon. Patreon Lyceum Newspapers.com 7-Day Free Trial Ad: Newspapers.com — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/history-of-perisa/support