event
Battle of Marathon
Marathon
also: Maratón, Marathon 490 BC
The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) in which the Athenians defeated the invading Persian force; the defining symbol in Western culture of heroic resistance against overwhelming odds, and a touchstone of 19th-century patriotic poetry.
Reading notes
- Drama Fragments (Five Pieces) §34 Marathon
The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) in which the Athenians defeated the Persian invaders; a symbol of heroic resistance against overwhelming odds, frequently invoked in 19th-century patriotic poetry.
- The Tragedy of Man §5 Marathon
The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) in which the Athenians defeated the invading Persian force; the defining symbol in Western culture of heroic resistance against overwhelming odds, and a touchstone of 19th-century patriotic poetry.