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Egypt did not have marathons, this is a product of modern sports.

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How did Phidippides die?

Phidippides died of exhaustion after a long run of approximately 42 Km.. That is why marathons nowadays are 42.35 Kilometers long in track :)


Why is Egypt called The Upside Down Land?

Because Egypt is the land of the Nile river that have a unique attribute to run from south to north (there are very few rivers in the world that does run from south to north)


What happened to Anthony and Cleopatra at the battle of actium?

They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.They lost and retreated back to Egypt. And no, Cleopatra did not run away and Antony did not run after her. It is now thought that the flight of Antony and Cleopatra was a carefully planned retreat due to several factors.


How was the government of Egypt different to that of Babylonian?

The Babylonian Empire is unique because their government was run by a law known as the Code of Hammurabi. This is how Egypt and Babylonia similar.


Why do people run marathons?

Because it was back in time during a war in Greece where a messenger ran from a town called marathon to pass on some relavant message about the enemy and the distance was 26.2 miles. So during the olymoics they created the event to commemorate that run.