Wigferth Ironwall

Really what makes you so confidant?

Herodotus clearly notes that the Persians brought cavalry, they chose Marathon as the most suitable place for cavalry, and he never suggests the Persian cavalry was absent. In fact Herodotus specifically notes the Persians thought the Athenians were mad for advancing without cavalry or archers (6.112)… Cornelius Nepos certainly states the Persians had cavalry (Miltides). Pausanias suggests that cavalry was present. Justin’s Epitome of Trogus offers not evidence either way.