The Battle of Marathon was the culmination of Darius?'s first major attempt to conquer the remainder of the Greeks and add them to the [Persian Empire]?, thereby securing the weakest portion of his Western border. |
The Battle of Marathon was the culmination of [King Darius I of Persia]?'s first major attempt to conquer the remainder of the Greeks and add them to the [Persian Empire]?, thereby securing the weakest portion of his Western border. |