Cynegeirus Ancient Greek Military Figure. The brother of the playwright Aeschylus, he was a hero of the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) and died in action. Cynegeirus was born in Eleusis, Attica, Greece. In the Summer of 490 BC, when word reached Athens that a massive Persian force had landed at the bay near Marathon, he and Aeschylus joined the combined Athenian and the Plataean armies to meet the threat. Although the Greek hoplites...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Marathon Battlefield Memorial, Marathon, Regional unit of East Attica, Attica, Greece
