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On This Day In History: Cyrus The Great And His Army Took Babylon – On Oct 12, 539 BC

AncientPages.com | October 12, 2016

AncientPages.com - On October 12, 539 BC, the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great, and his army entered the city of Babylon. It was not, however, an easy task because Babylon's

The Battle of Marathon saw the Persians repelled by the Athenians. Credit: Source: Walter Crane

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On This Day In History: Battle Of Marathon Was Fought – On Sep 12, 490 BC

AncientPages.com | September 12, 2016

AncientPages.com - On September 12, 490 BC, the Battle of Marathon was fought on the plain of Marathon. The battle between the Athenians and the Persians is one of history's