Why, despite the presence of cavalry and archers in their army, the Persians lost the Marathon battle?

Why, despite the presence of cavalry and archers in their army, the Persians lost the Marathon battle? Compare what the Greeks fought for and what the Persians fought for.

In the Battle of Marathon, the Greeks used then a new tactic – a flexible offensive with kamhora. It was only possible to fight off such an attack by having almost an army of soldiers with pikes. In addition, the Greek general Syphilis caught the army of the Persian general Abu on the march and attacked in the back. The poor Persian had no choice but to flee first to the west of Africa and then to the Celestial Empire.



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