The Greek TV script summarizes the Battle of Marathon between Greek hoplites and the Persians. In the interview, Aristotle, a hoplite who fought in the battle, recounts how the 11,000 Greek soldiers used an innovative tactic of thinning the center and extending the wings of their battle formation. This allowed them to run at and surround the larger Persian force, securing victory and preventing the Persians from conquering Athens and Greece. The program highlights the bravery and cunning strategy of the ancient Greek forces that helped defend their nation's independence 10 years prior.

1. Greek TV Script
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Music starts and Cynog adopts a formal look
Cynog Hello and welcome to Greek news live from Athens
Cynog Coming up tonight, an exclusive interview with Aristotle, Greek Hoplite, Homers
latest play, the Iliad but now we have live from the studio god tips with Cynog
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Slide moves to Ares
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Cynog (New slide)Now over to Hippolyta Alcibiades
Cerys (she reads the blurbs)
Cynog Thank you Hippolyta. Now over to Ariadne for an exclusive interview with an
hoplite who fought the Persians off.
Video starts
Cerys 10 years ago today our brave and clever Hoplites fought off the Persians, but
only now we understand everything. King Darius sent a messenger to Athens and
Sparta asking for gifts of Earth and water achnoleging Persia’s power the
Athenians threw them into a ravine used for executing criminals and the
Spartans threw them down a well King Darius decided not just to conquer
Athens but the whole of Greece. But here today we have Aristotle a hoplite who
fought the Persians. So Aristotle can you give us a recount of the battle?
Cynog When we heard news of the Persian invasion we rushed to our stations then
marched into the hills there were only 11,000 of us but they had at least double
the amount of Men. For four days we just stood there, waiting. Then they loaded
a lot of their infantry and all of their cavalry into the ships it was then we realised
they were taking the others to Athens... I thought well no matter what we do

2. we’ll lose then Miltiades ordered us to advance I thought he’d lost it but being
an excellent, sorry Outstanding soldier I advanced. But our formation was weird
a thin middle and 2 long normal thickness wings. I was in the left wing but when
we were within range of archers we were told to RUN! It was Ridiculous
although it worked then we fought just as the middle was about to be
overwhelmed the wings moved in and they were surrounded. After we beat
them we had to march to Athens let me tell you that was tiring to make a long
story short we got to Athens first so they gave up and sailed away. We were
Awesome, we were Devious, we were marvellous, we...
Cerys Thank you Aristotle back to Pericles in the studio.