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What long-distance race is named for a city in ancient Greece?
a Marathon, you can look up marathon Greece on any map
What are four city-states that existed in ancient Greece?
Olympia, Sparta,Athens,Marathon,Mycenae,Thebes,Piraeus,or Salamis
How many miles from Sparta to marathon?
The distance from Sparta to Marathon in Greece is approximately 153 miles (246 kilometers) if traveled directly. However, the historical route taken by Pheidippides during the famous marathon run is often cited as about 26 miles (42 kilometers) from Marathon to Athens. The two locations are significant in ancient history, particularly in relation to the Battle of Marathon and the origin of the marathon race.
What is the driving distance from Olympia in Greece and Sparta in Greece?
The distance between Olympia, Greece and Sparta, Greece is approximately 191.0 km which is equivalent to around 2 hours and 35 minutes by car.
How long did an torch relay race last in ancient Greece?
A marathon was 26 miles in Ancient Greece. This is because Philippides was given the task to run from Athens to Sparta to deliver important information. The distance was 26 miles.
What were the two most powerful city-states in early Greece?
Athens, Thebes, and Sparta were the three most powerful Greek City-States.
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 in Greece is Sparta?
Sparta is in the southwest of Greece in Peloponesus
Who was the best runner in ancient Greece?
Pheidippides, runner from Athens to Sparta to ask for help later from battle of marathon to Athens to report a victory
Why is the battle of marathon called the battle of the marathon?
Greece started the marathon by messengers jogging back and forth from marathon, Greece and other cities. But today's modern marathons have 3 part names : Lead Sponsor, Location, and Marathon .
What peninsula is Sparta Greece located on?
Sparta is located on the southern part of the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece.
The differences between the food in ancient Greece and ancient Sparta?
Sparta was part of Greece-it was a city in it.
