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Meanings of battle of marathon in English

Catalan
batalla de marató
Spanish
maratón

A battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians.

        batalla de marató
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        Examples for "Marathon"
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        Data summary London Marathon winners by year Click heading to sort table.
        The Guardian
        2
        This year, Iwan also ran the London Marathon in support of SportsAid.
        The Guardian
        3
        A record number of competitors have taken part in the London Marathon.
        BBC
        4
        The 31-year-old also made his London Marathon debut this year, finishing eighth.
        The Guardian
        5
        Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon 16 days after the race began.
        The Guardian
        Usage of battle of marathon in English
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        And then quite naturally occurred the battles of Marathon, Salamis and Thermopylæ.
        Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 / Little J...
        2
        At the battle of Marathon, arrow-heads and lances of stone were largely used.
        The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
        3
        Before the battle of Marathon, Aristides had attained a very considerable influence in Athens.
        Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III
        4
        In 480 B.C., ten years after the battle of Marathon, everything was in readiness.
        Ten Great Events in History
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        Soon after the battle of Marathon a war broke out between Athens and AEgina.
        A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...
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        There we find a picture of the battle of Marathon.
        Mosaics of Grecian History
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        This happened in Rome just one hundred years after the battle of Marathon in Greece.
        Introductory American History
        8
        Such, in brief, was the famous battle of Marathon.
        Mosaics of Grecian History
        9
        How long after the battle of Marathon, and after the death of Alexander the Great?
        Introductory American History
        10
        How long was this after the battle of Marathon?
        Introductory American History
        11
        I have represented the battle of Marathon as beginning in the afternoon, and ending towards evening.
        The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Wate...
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        After the battle of Marathon the Athenians began to make preparations to resist another Persian invasion.
        Early European History
        13
        In the year following the battle of Marathon, we find Aristides in the eminent dignity of archon.
        Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III
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        The battle of Marathon, in which the Persian hosts were defeated by the Greeks under Miltiades, B.C.
        Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful ...
        15
        Later he had read Greek history with his mother, he had read about the battle of Marathon.
        In the Wilderness
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        Accordingly, we find that shortly after the battle of Marathon, the yearly profits of the mines were immense.
        Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III
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