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When the Persian army landed at Marathon in 490 BC ... When at last the Spartans set off for Athens several days later, the battle had already been fought. According to Phidippides' own account ...

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Legend tells of Pheidippides, who fought at the battle of Marathon. When the Greeks won, he ran 26 miles (42 km) to Athens with the news – and then fell down dead. Modern marathon races cover ...

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Legend tells of Pheidippides, who fought at the battle of Marathon. When the Greeks won, he ran 26 miles (42 km) to Athens with the news – and then fell down dead. Modern marathon races cover ...