HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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It has always been an Olympic Event
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a soldier famously ran 26 miles from the battlefield of Persia to Athens, to tell of Greece’s victory. He is said to have died of exhaustion after delivering the message.
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The famous God Marathon
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Greece
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -What Was the Battle of Marathon? The Battle of Marathon was fought between a Persian army and a mostly Athenian Greek army in 490 BCE during the first Greco-Persian War. The outnumbered Athenians famously defeated the Persian armies on the beach of Marathon, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Athens.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.