it's 1 hour away from Athens....But Marathonas is a simple village and except from landmark Tymvos is waste of time to get here.
As far as the Modern Olympics go, the first men's marathon was at the 1896 Games in Athens and the first women's marathon was at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Athens Classic Marathon was created in 1972.
Athens - the Plain of Marathon was part of Athens' territory.
Athens and Marathon are located in the region of Attica in Greece.
On the Plain of Marathon, 26 miles nort of Athens,
marathon town to Athens
Marathon was fought to keep the Persians from invading Athens.
On the Plain of Marathon, 26 miles north of Athens.
in greece when a soldier ran from marathon to athens by foot and died
On the Plain of Marathon in the territory of Athens, 26 miles from the city.
It is a little more than 42 kilometres. In 490Bc, the Greeks won at Marthon against the Persians. A soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to report on the victory. He died after the crucial sentence. In honour of that soldier, the distance and the name is the sameof the event of Marathon.
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