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[[File: Miltiades_Munich.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|Bust of the Athenian General, Miltiades]]__NOTOC__

Few battles in the ancient world had as much impact on history as the Battle of Marathon. The battle has provided fodder for numerous books, documentaries, and movies, which often portray the event as an important battle in the existential struggle between European freedom and Oriental despotism. The Battle of marathons reality is much less hyperbolic and much more complex than the popular media often depicts, although it was just as important.