“fighting in the forefront of the hellenes, the athenians at marathon destroyed the might of the gold-b“fighting in the forefront of the hellenes, the athenians at marathon destroyed the might of the gold-bearing medes.” –simonides
in the context of the quote above, the term “medes” can most accurately be equated to mean
macedonians
babylonians
spartans
persians

Persians

Explanation:

The above paragraph speaks of the battle of Marathon, which was a battle between the Greeks and the Persians. When the speaker of the text says "the Athenians in Marathon destroyed the might of the gold-bearing Medes", the word "medes" was used to refer to the Persians.

The Battle of Marathon took place in the year 490 BC during the First Medical War.

During the fifth century BC there were several conflicts between the Greeks and the Persian Empire. They vied for control of the Ionian region of Asia Minor. The confrontation broke out when the Greek colonies of Miletus tried to rid themselves of the Persian rule that had been imposed in the region. Rising tension led to the First Medical War.

according to islamic belief there is only one god and muhammed is god´s messenger.

he was sent to introduce and instruct his people with god´s teachings : the 5 pillars of islamism. these are the five basic acts of islamic religious belief.

number one is the declaration of faith. this means there is only one god and one messenger.

number two is obligatory five prayers . number three is compulsory giving in order to achieve balance and encourage individual growth.

number five is fasting in the month of ramadan and the final number five pilgrimage to the mecca.