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How has the battle of marathon been immortalized in the present time?
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∙ 11y ago
After the battle, the Athenians realised that the Persians were about to capture Athens which was undefended in their absence at the battlefield. The Athenian army ran back the 26 miles to the city to defend it, and this run by 18,000 Athenians was the model for today's marathon run at sporting events. Of course today's runners don't do it in sandals carrying weapons and armour.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 11y agoImmortalised? It is commemorated by the Marathon athletic run of 26 miles, replicating in a way the run of 9,000 Athenian warriors who, after beating the Persian infantry at Marathon, had to run back to the city to defend it against the Persian cavalry which was being rowed around to attack the city in their absence.
It would be interesting to see today's athletes doing the run in sandals, carrying armour, shields and weapons. Most would not be up to the feat of the hardy peasant farmers, who had already fought a battle at Marathon that morning.
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What was the distance of the marathon who changed it and why?
The distance has remained the same since ancient Greecian times. It has consistantly been 26.1 miles or 42.1 kilometers. It was made that distance because it is the distance from the battle of marathon to the city of Athens, in which a messenger ran back and forth from during the battle. No one changed it.
Who was the Persian king that fought against the Greeks at the battles of salamis and Marathon?
The name of the King that was fighting in the battle of the Marathon was Leonidas. I am not sure which King you are talking about, but this is Athens King.Reality:Leonidas was not present at Marathon since he is the king of Sparta and they(the spartan army) arrived late for the battle due to a festival. Athens was a democracy so it had no king. The only king that might have been present was the king of Plataea(the only greek city who helped athens) but history seem to have forgotten his name.Addendum:True, there were no kings at Marathon. Perhaps the first answerer is confusing it with the fight at Thermopylae ten years later, when the Spartan king Leonidas led the defence of the pass, or the battle of Plataea eleven years later when there were two kings present - Pausanias king of Sparta and Xerxes king of Persia.
What was the name of the battle where the Greeks defeated the Persians and then sent Pheidippides to Athens?
The Battle of Marathon. However Pheidippides was already dead at the time. He had been sent to Sparta to summon them to Marathon, a round trip of 120 miles. He died as a result of that run, and so was not available to go to Athens after the battle. After the battle, the Athenians realised there was an attack by sea on the city, and their army of 9,000 all ran back the 26 miles, getting there just in time to save the city. Sorry, no Pheidippides, but a whole army did the run which formed the basis of today's marathon run.
How might the history of Greece have changed if the Persians had succeeded at the Battle of Marathon?
If the Persians had won the battle of Marathon, they would have carried out their plan to appoint exiled Athenian tyrant Hippias to rule the city and keep it from interfering in the Greek cities within the Persian Empire. For a period there would have been a more stable era, but the Greek cities would have continued fighting amongst themselves, as they indeed continued to do after they repelled the subsequent Persian invasion ten years later, so little would have changed.
Why did the Greeks win the battle of Marathon?
The battle of Marathon was won by the city-state of Athens, not the Greeks. The Persians had arranged for the party of the ousted tyrant of Athens to open the gates of the city. They kept the Athenian army lurking in the hills for 10 days around the plain of Marathon to avoid the Persian cavalry. When the cavalry was loaded onto ships to be taken around the Sunion peninsula to land and gallop up to the gates which would be opened by pro-Persian traitors, the Athenians dashed down to the plain and defeaed the inferior Persian infantry, now without the decisive cavalry support of which the Athenians had been fearful. After this victory, the Athenian army ran back over the hills the 26 miles (origin of today's marathon run!) to Athens in time to form up in front of the city as the Persian cavalry landed. The Persians went home.
How was the battle of marathon been immortalized in the present time?
The Battle of Marathon was an exceptional achievement for the Greeks over the numerically superior Persians . To send news of this signal victory to Athens , Pheidippides was sent to inform them which required crossing a distance of approximately 25 miles - the approximate distance from Marathon to Athens . To celebrate this victory the Marathon race was run annually and is now synonymous with a great achievement . The Marathon Race of today eventually became fixed at 26 miles 385 yards in length .
What is the story about marathon?
The marathon is named after the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens. The legend states that he was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming We have won, before collapsing and dying.
What was the battle of marathon over?
The battle of Marathon was a result of the Persians under King Darius the First to punish the Greeks for supporting the Ionian Revolt where Sardis had been burned after capture . The battle was essentially where the Greeks defeated a Persian punitive expedition that failed .
Work set on the battle of marathon?
We must presume you alone know what work you have been set.
Will there be an English Naruto Shippuden marathon?
There has been on Disney XD Battle of The Puppets (Sakura and Chiyo vs Sasori)
What was the distance of the marathon who changed it and why?
The distance has remained the same since ancient Greecian times. It has consistantly been 26.1 miles or 42.1 kilometers. It was made that distance because it is the distance from the battle of marathon to the city of Athens, in which a messenger ran back and forth from during the battle. No one changed it.
What was the Persian strategy during the battle of marathon?
To fight desperately with its inferior infantry, as its cavalry had been embarked to make a raid on the city of Athens.
How did marathon gets its name?
The marathon is named after a town in Greece which was the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC. The battle was won by the Athenian army which defeated the Persians. As legend has it, after the victory, a messenger named Philippides ran from Marathon to Athens, a distance of approximately 26 miles, to announce the victory, after which, as the story goes, he keeled over and died. (Pretty much how most folks feel after having completed a marathon!) The foregoing legend is based on accounts by several historians whose versions differ in a number of details. Most agree that someone ran from Marathon to Athens, and the race known as the marathon today commemorates that feat. There have been minor adjustments to the distance over the years and it has now been set at 26.2 miles.
When did pheidippides invent the marathon?
There is no actual proof that this occurred at all. Many say that his running from Marathon to Athens was only partly based in truth. But if it did occur at all it would have been in the same year as The Battle of Marathon, which occurred in 490 BC.
For how many years has the London marathon been going on for?
The London Marathon is a road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981.
Who was the Persian king that fought against the Greeks at the battles of salamis and Marathon?
The name of the King that was fighting in the battle of the Marathon was Leonidas. I am not sure which King you are talking about, but this is Athens King.Reality:Leonidas was not present at Marathon since he is the king of Sparta and they(the spartan army) arrived late for the battle due to a festival. Athens was a democracy so it had no king. The only king that might have been present was the king of Plataea(the only greek city who helped athens) but history seem to have forgotten his name.Addendum:True, there were no kings at Marathon. Perhaps the first answerer is confusing it with the fight at Thermopylae ten years later, when the Spartan king Leonidas led the defence of the pass, or the battle of Plataea eleven years later when there were two kings present - Pausanias king of Sparta and Xerxes king of Persia.
How did the marathone get its name?
The marathon is named after a town in Greece which was the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC. The battle was won by the Athenian army which defeated the Persians. As legend has it, after the victory, a messenger named Philippides ran from Marathon to Athens, a distance of approximately 26 miles, to announce the victory, after which, as the story goes, he keeled over and died. (Pretty much how most folks feel after having completed a marathon!) The foregoing legend is based on accounts by several historians whose versions differ in a number of details. Most agree that someone ran from Marathon to Athens, and the race known as the marathon today commemorates that feat. There have been minor adjustments to the distance over the years and it has now been set at 26.2 miles.
