Examples of Imperial Presidents. 1  Bush is often thought of as an Imperial president as his presence in the Middle-East was unprecedented and unsupported with such ferment in his two term presidency. 2  Many conflicts were not officially wars, as they were on terrorists, and not quite a political group.
History & Culture. Battle of Marathon - Conflict: The Battle of Marathon was fought during the Persian Wars (498 BCâ448 BC) between Greece and the Persian Empire. Battle of Marathon - Date: Using a proleptic Julian calendar, it is believed that the Battle of Marathon was fought on either August or September 12, 490 BC.
Impact of War on Stock Markets. As the Sochi Olympics ended, many eyes turned to the other side of the Black Sea and the threat of war in Ukraine. With each successive turn of good or bad events, our U.S. stock markets1 seem to react in like manner.