Persian Victory at Marathon

In 490 BC, the Persians made their first major strike into Greece. They landed their forces at Marathon, 25 miles northeast of Athens, one of their main targets. Originally, the Persians were tricks and almost destroyed. However, what if the trick had not worked, and the Persians had instead almost completely destroyed the Greek army that was facing them? What would they have done?
 
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Anaxagoras

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Athens would have been sacked and burned, with massive butterflies that would reverberate throughout history.

On the other hand, a Persian victory at Marathon would not have been as big a historical event as a victory at Salamis (or some other event that caused a Persian victory in the 480 B.C. war). In 490, the Persian army was essentially a large raiding force. In 480, it was an army designed to completely crush Greece and incorporate it into the Persian Empire. Had that happened, subsequent history would have looked nothing even remotely like OTL.
 
Athens would have been sacked and burned, with massive butterflies that would reverberate throughout history.

On the other hand, a Persian victory at Marathon would not have been as big a historical event as a victory at Salamis (or some other event that caused a Persian victory in the 480 B.C. war). In 490, the Persian army was essentially a large raiding force. In 480, it was an army designed to completely crush Greece and incorporate it into the Persian Empire. Had that happened, subsequent history would have looked nothing even remotely like OTL.

I actually asked about a Persian victory at Salamis, due to the Athenians making good on their threat to leave for Italy if the other Greeks didn't follow their strategy.
 
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