The victory of Athens over Persia at Marathon was surprising because

A. Athens did not value military strength.
B. Persia was a much larger power than Athens.
C. Sparta had recently defeated Athens.
D. the people of Marathon sided with the Persians.

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Persia was a much larger power than Athens that is the answer bc I got it wrong hope that helps
idkjustauser is right! or at least for mine, I had a quick check and got it right!