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The Athenian army of 9000 warriors.
After defeating the Persian infantry they ran back to Athens 26 miles away to defend it against the Persian cavalry which was being rowed around the coast to take the city in their absence, with the gates opened by traitors within.
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Who is the athenian who ran from marathon to athens?
Phiedippides
When was the marathon held?
in greece when a soldier ran from marathon to athens by foot and died
Who ran the original Marathon?
Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.
Plain from which a runner ran 26 miles to Athens?
Marathon... No Joke
How long was the first olympic marathon?
100metres The very first one from the Battle of Marathon to Athens was 26 miles 365 feet. The guy that ran it ran that, got to athens, said "We won!" and died ^^
Plain from which a runner ran 26 miles to Athens to announce victory?
Marathon
What was tragic about the event that created the marathon?
After winning a war against the Persians on the battlefield of Marathon, Pheidippides a messenger ran all the way to Athens to announce their win. When he got there he said the word Nenikékamen, which means We Have Won and then died from exhaustion. From Marathon to Athens is 26.2 miles and Pheidippides ran that and that is why they call it a marathon.
The marathon is said to be based on the distance Pheidippides a Greek soldier ran from the city of Marathon to what other Greek city?
Pheidippides ran 150 miles from Marathon to Sparta, then another 22 miles to Athens.
Where was the first Marathon?
In 490BC when Pheidippedes, a Greek messenger, ran from the Battle of Marathon, to Athens to proclaim the Greek victory over the Persians
What did pheidippides do?
Pheidippides is a character in a traditional Greek story who ran from Athens to Sparta to request help to battle the Persians. Afterward, he ran from Marathon to Athens to announce Greece's victory.
Who is the black man that ran the marathon?
jessie owens
Which race is named after soldiers run to Athens in 490 BC to bring news of a Greek victory?
The marathon is named for the legendary event in which a messenger ran from Marathon, Greece to Athens to announce the Athenian victory.
