The Battle of Mycale was a pivotal moment in ancient Greek history, marking the end of the second Persian invasion of Greece.

Although probably the greatest runner of ancient Greece, it was not Phidippides who ran what we call a marathon. The modern sport of marathon running comes from another runner's return from the ...

the history of the marathon race dates back far longer than a century, stretching thousands of years into ancient Greece, when Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens, to announce the victory ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from ... to run at them in full armor during the battles of Marathon in 490 and Plataea 479. These hoplite runs ...

The 10th TUI International Marathon of Rhodes will be dedicated to Kallipateira on April 6, 2025. In the Marathon and Half Marathon races, the winners ...