Picture No | 10205960 |
Date | 1877 |
Description | GREECE MARATHON |
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Site of the battle of 490 BCE when a Greek army (mainly Athenian) defeated the very much larger force of Persian invaders. A messenger ran back to Athens with the news.
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Source | engraving by an unnamed artist in the Illustrated London News |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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