CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The word marathon is the Greek word for fennel, which seems to have grown in the area and gave the battlefield its name. A dagger found at Marathon. Greece, 5th century BC. Running was a key part of the ancient Olympics, although long distance races were not initially included.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marathon (Demotic Greek: , Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: , Marathṓn) is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Marathon was a watershed in the Greco-Persian wars, showing the Greeks that the Persians could be beaten; the eventual Greek triumph in these wars can be seen to have begun at Marathon.
Detailed explanation-4: -The name Marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had just fought), which took place in August or September, 490 BC.