BattleGuess is a free online history trivia game where players identify famous historical battles from images. It covers battles from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through to the World Wars, with 5 different game modes including classic, year, campaign, daily challenge, and multiplayer challenges.

How do you play BattleGuess?

You are shown an image of a historical battle and must guess which battle it depicts. You can use hints (at a point cost) to help identify the battle. Choose from 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess the year), Campaign (progressive missions), Daily (new challenge every day), and Challenge (compete with friends).

Is BattleGuess free to play?

Yes, BattleGuess is completely free to play. No account or download is required — just visit battleguess.app and start playing in your browser on any device.

What historical periods does BattleGuess cover?

BattleGuess covers battles from 8 historical eras: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval Europe, Ottoman and Islamic Empires, East Asia, Colonial and Napoleonic Era, American Wars, and World Wars. Each era has multiple battles at easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels.

What game modes are available in BattleGuess?

BattleGuess offers 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess when the battle took place), Campaign (complete themed missions), Daily Challenge (new battle every day), and Challenge (create shareable challenges for friends).

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🏺 Ancient Greece & Romemedium

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE · Greece

Quick Facts

Year: 490 BCE
Location: Greece
Era: 🏺 Ancient Greece & Rome
Difficulty: medium

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Marathon

Athenian hoplites charged a Persian force twice their size and achieved a stunning victory, losing only 192 men while inflicting 6,400 Persian casualties. A messenger named Pheidippides reportedly ran 26 miles to Athens to announce the victory, inspiring the modern marathon. This battle proved that Greek citizen-soldiers could defeat the mighty Persian Empire.

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The 26.2-mile marathon race is based on the legend of Pheidippides running from Marathon to Athens, but Herodotus actually wrote that he ran 150 miles from Athens to Sparta before the battle to request help.