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The Battle of Marathon was the first battle of the Persian wars near the Aegean sea 40 km northwestern of Athens. King Darius, was determined to punish the Athenians for their role the Ionian revolt and to expand his burgeoning empire -
The battle of Marathon is the third battle of the Persian wars and it took place in a large island off the coast of the Athens. -
Thermopylae is the second battle of the Persian wars it took place in central Greece. A Greek traitor led the Persian forces along a mountain path to the far end of the pass at Thermopylae. -
They got the name Delian League because athens is the strongest Greek and strongest city-state.