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Battle of Marathon
The miles-long history of the marathon
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Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)
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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Battle of Marathon: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Warfare History Network - Marathon: The Rise of Athens. Aug 14, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Battle of Marathon. Dec 27, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - The Battle of Marathon. Nov 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Battle of Marathon, 12 September 490 BC. Sep 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - PERSIAN WARS: The Battle of Marathon. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Western Oregon University - The Pathenon Frieze: Viwed as the Panathenaic Festival Preceding the Battle of Marathon (PDF). Oct 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Villanova University - Travels Through Greco-Roman Antiquity - The Causes Behind Marathon. Apr 02, 2024
Media added. Feb 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - ScholarsArchive - The Battle of Marathon: The Stunning Victory and Its Contribution to the Rise of Athens (PDF). Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Marathon: The Rise of Athens. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Battle of Marathon: Defending Freedom (Video). Jul 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Battle of Marathon: Defending Freedom (Video). Mar 16, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Battle of Marathon: Greeks Versus the Persians. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Battle of Marathon. Sep 14, 2022
Cross-references added. May 06, 2020
Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Battle of Marathon. Sep 27, 2018
Replaced photograph. Dec 21, 2017
Added video. Jan 23, 2015
Added interactive map of the Battle of Marathon. May 25, 2011
Added new Web site: Eye Witness to History.com - The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC. Feb 08, 2007
Added new Web site: Livius - Marathon. Feb 08, 2007
Added new Web site: WebChron - The WebChronology Project - The Battle of Marathon. Feb 08, 2007
Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - The Battle of Marathon. Jan 30, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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