Following the decisive battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, who ran the 26 miles between Marathon and Athens to deliver word of the Greek victory to the anxious citizens of Athens?
A. Miltiades
B. Phidippides
C. Themistocles
D. Darius
Answer:B
Following the decisive battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, who ran the 26 miles between Marathon and Athens to deliver word of the Greek victory to the anxious citizens of Athens?
A. Miltiades B. Phidippides C. Themistocles D. Darius