The Greeks
"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
The Battle of Marathon, August/September 490 BC, gave Greece a victory over Persia.
The Battle of Marathon .
In 490BC when Pheidippedes, a Greek messenger, ran from the Battle of Marathon, to Athens to proclaim the Greek victory over the Persians
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The word marathon comes from the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians won the battle and told their messenger to tell the rest of Athens of the victory. After 25 miles he reached Athens and said, "Rejoice, for we have won!" Then he collapsed dead.
William Norman was a vital part of the Battle of Hastings. He led the troops, planned out the strategies and ensured the victory through his careful planning.
The Greek victory proved that their superior armor and tactics would persevere over a numerically superior enemy .
The Athenians fought the Persians in the Battle of Marathon, a town in Attika. Thy myth says a soldier, Feidippides, ran to Athens, 40 km, to tell about their victory. The battle is history, the running is a myth.
The Battle of Marathon took place during the first Persian invasion of Greece, circa 490 BC. It was a decisive victory for the Greeks and essentially ended the Persian invasion.
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 .
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 .