Datis

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Datis or Datus was a Median admiral who served for the Persian Empire, under Darius the Great. He is most notable for his joint-partcipation with Artaphernes in the first campaign of the Persian Wars.

Datis was one of the Persian commanders responsible for the siege of Naxos and sacking of Eretria in 490 BC. He was also a field marshall in the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in the same year. Ctesias of Cnidus suggests that Datis was slain at Marathon, however this conflicts with Herodotus' earlier analysis that Datis survived the battle.

Datis was originally called to duty along side Artaphernes for the Greek invasion because Darius I had decided to temporarily relieve Mardonius of military service due to an injury he suffered in the Thracian campaign.


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