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When did the Battle of Marathon end?
It was a one-day battle, fought on September 12, 490 BC.
Where was marathon invented?
During the Battle of Marathon in Athens Greece, an Athenian messenger boy called Pheidippides ran 26 miles to announce to the rest of Athens the victory they achieved. The Athenians defeated a larger Persian force at the location of Marathon. At the end of the messenger Pheidippides run he dropped dead from exhaustion. Today these long runs called "Marathons" held at places like New York include a distance of 26 miles.
What was the most significant event in World War 1?
actually i think it was the battle of Antietam the bloodiest battle in history
How long is the Nashville marathon?
if you are refering to the music city marathon, it is 26.2 miles, the same as any other marathon. the marathon was yesterday and it was mostly fantastic, despite unseasonably hot weather conditions. if you are refering to the music city marathon, it is 26.2 miles, the same as any other marathon. the marathon was yesterday and it was mostly fantastic, despite unseasonably hot weather conditions.
Who was Pheidippedes?
Pheidippedes is the Greek messenger reputed to have run from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to tell the Athenians they had won the battle against the Persians. In legend, Pheidippedes was reputed to have said 'Rejoice, we conquer' and then dropped dead of exhaustion. The modern-day race known as the marathon refers to his twenty-six mile run.
