Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
kurwisana pakati peuto revaHoplite neuto risiri rechiGiriki. VaPersia vakanga vawana mukurumbira wokusagona kukundwa, asi vaAtene vaiva nechivimbo vakabvumikisa kuva vanokunda zvikuru muhondo yakazotevera yevarwi vaifamba netsoka. Kuti adzivise nhamba huru yevaPezhiya, mukuru mukuru wechiGiriki Miltiades akarayira kuti mauto apararire pamuganhu wakakura zvisingawanzoitiki, achisiya pakati pemutsara wechiGiriki usina vanhu. Zvisinei, varwi vechiPezhiya vaiva nezvombo zviduku havana kukwanisa kurwisana nevaHoplite vaiva nezvombo zvikuru, uye mauto ePezhiya akakurumidza kuparadzwa. Mapapiro echiGiriki akabva atendeukira kumasoja epamusoro pakati pePersia, ayo akanga akabata nzvimbo yechiGiriki kusvika panguva iyoyo. Marathon akaratidzira vaGiriki simba rinouraya rehoplite, uye akaratidzira zvakasimba kuti vaPersia vakanga vasiri, pashure pezvose, vasingagoni kukundwa.