hese cities are considered "global cities" because of their influence in world culture. The cities are well-known all over the world through movies, TV, books, and other types of media. Moreover, trends that originate here usually play an important role all over the world. Global cities tend to be highly populated as well as highly touristic.
The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. was part of the first Persian invasion of Greece. The battle was fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica and marked the first blows of the Greco-Persian War.
