Though heavily outnumbered, the Athenians used an enveloping strategy to rout the Persians. When the issue was no longer in doubt, the Greek army sent a runner, Phidippides, to announce the result to an anxious Athens.
敵軍果然浩蕩殺來，雅典軍運用戰略，以地形優勢相迎，擺開一個鶴翼的陣勢，引軍入甕，進而夾攻，最後終於打敗了波斯王，史稱「馬拉松之役」。