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{{Short description|5th-century BC Median/Persian admiral}} {{other uses of|Dati}} {{Infobox military person | honorific_prefix = | name = Datis | honorific_suffix = | image = Datis fighting Kallimachos at the Battle of Marathon in the Stoa Poikile (reconstitution).jpg | image_upright = 1.2 | alt = | caption = Datis fighting [[Callimachus (polemarch)|Kallimachos]] at the [[Battle of Marathon]], in the [[Stoa Poikile]] (reconstitution) | native_name = *Dātiya- | native_name_lang = und | birth_name = | other_name = | nickname = | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} if dead --> | birth_place = [[Media (region)|Media]], [[Achaemenid Empire]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} death date first, then birth date --> | death_place = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | allegiance = [[Achaemenid Empire]] | branch = | rank = | rank_label = | unit = | commands = | battles_label = | battles = [[Ionian Revolt]] *[[Battle of Lade]] [[First Persian invasion of Greece]] *[[Siege of Eretria]] *[[Battle of Marathon]] | spouse = <!-- Add spouse if reliably sourced --> | children = | relations = }} '''Datis''' or '''Datus''' ({{langx|el|Δάτης}}, [[Old Iranian]]: *''Dātiya''-, [[Achaemenid Elamite]]: ''Da-ti-ya'') was a [[Media (region)|Median]] [[Nobility|noble]] and [[admiral]] who served the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]] during the reign of [[Darius the Great]] (522–486 BC). He is known for his role in leading the Persian amphibious expedition against Greece in 490 BC during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. Along with Darius's nephew [[Artaphernes]], he was tasked with subduing [[Eretria]] and [[Athens]], succeeding the previously defeated [[Mardonius (nephew of Darius I)|Mardonius]].{{Sfn|Schmitt|1994}} While some later sources claim Datis died during the [[Battle of Marathon]] (490), this is not corroborated by other evidence. His later career is largely unknown except that his sons served as cavalry leaders under [[Xerxes I]] (486–465 BC). Datis was familiar with Greek affairs, maintained connections with Greek officials, respected Greek deities, and even attempted to speak Greek.{{Sfn|Schmitt|1994}}
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