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| | Run_Walk: Marathon: Athens Marathon | | 2010 marks the 2500th anniversary of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC and the legendary run by Pheidippides from the Marathon Battlefield to the city of Athens.
Not many events have a 2500th anniversary celebration. We hope you join us for the 2010 Athens Marathon and be a part of the history.
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History | | Year established: | 490 | | Benefitting Organization: | | | Typical field size: | Thousands of runners from all over the world are e | | Additional history: | The tale that most people know about events in 490BCE is that a messenger named Phillipides or Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory, then collapsed and died. Out of that legend, the marathon race was born.
Every time someone runs a marathon, they metaphorically retrace steps taken during one of the most momentous events in world history, the Battle of Marathon in 490BCE. A few thousand Athenian and Parthian soldiers, led by the warrior Miltiades destroyed a huge force of invading Persians on the plain of Marathon, a victory widely acknowledged to have ensured the democratic legacy of Western culture. | | Rating: | 0.00
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