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(1) Some days like these between the end of August and the beginning of VERB BANK September, 2,500 years before one of Aid the greatest battles of all ______in Be Marathon, 40 km of Athens between Be the army of the allied Greek cities and Hold the Persian Empire. Command The numbers _____ totally for the Decide Persians who ______between Ensue 100,000 and 300,000 while the Fight Athenians only 10,000. But indeed Happen the miracle ______, and Join General Miltiades, ______Manage through an amazing plan to trap the March Persians and finally to destroy them. Proceed Prove Sail (2) The Battle of Marathon ______place in 490 BC, or 2.500 years ago, Send Succeed during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It ______between Take the citizens of Athens, ______by Plataea, and a Persian force ______by Datis and Artaphernes. It was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece. In 490 BC, Darius ______a naval task force under Datis and Artaphernes across the Aegean, to subjugate the Cyclades, and then to make punitive attacks on Athens and Eretria. Reaching Euboea in mid- summer after a successful campaign in the Aegean, the Persians ______to besiege and capture Eretria. The Persian force then ______for Attica, landing in the bay near the town of Marathon. The Athenians, ______by a small force from Plataea, ______to Marathon, and ______in blocking the two exits from the plain of Marathon. Stalemate ______for five days, before the Athenians ______to attack the Persians. Despite the numerical advantage of the Persians, Hold the hoplites ______devastatingly effective against the more lightly armed Persian infantry.

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(3) The Battle of Marathon is perhaps now more famous as the inspiration VERB BANK for the Marathon race. According to Arrest Herodotus, an Athenian runner Arrive named Pheidippiedes ______to Assassinate run from Athens to Sparta to ask for Be assistance before the battle. He Ban ______a distance of over 140 Be miles, arriving in Sparta the day after Be he ______. Then, he returned to Become Marathon in time to see the Persian Become ships turn away from Athens, thus Die completing the Athenian victory. The Intervene myth has it that Pheidippides Introduce ______again from Marathon to Leave Athens after the battle, to announce March the Greek victory with the word Organise "Nenikēkamen!" (We ______Return victorious!), whereupon he promptly Run ______of exhaustion. This legend Run ______the inspiration for this Send Marathon run which ______at the 1896 Athens Olympics. The 1986 Marathon Winner distance eventually ______fixed A Greek peasant, at 26 miles 385 yards, or 42.195 km, Spiridon Louis, won the race and gained himself though for the first years it ______everlasting fame in the variable, being around 25 miles (40 hearts and minds of his km) — the approximate distance people. from Marathon to Athens.

(4) In recent history the Marathon is .also connected with the political situation during in Greece. On 21 April 1963, the pacifist movement in Greece ______the First Pacifist Rally from Marathon to Athens. The police ______, ______the rally and ______many demonstrators. Grigoris Lambrakis, who _____ a member of the Greek Parliament and a great athlete (holding the Greek record for long jump for twenty-three years), ______alone and ______at the end of the rally holding the banner with the peace symbol. Soon afterwards, on 22 May MP and Greek anti-fascist resistance icon 1963, he ______. The Grigoris Lambrakis marching alone in the Athens Classic Marathon is run in banned Marathon–Athens Peace Rally on memory of Grigoris Lambrakis every Sunday April 21 1963, one month before his assassination. November.

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A. Read and complete with the correct verbs in the Simple Past.

(1) Some days like these between the end of August and the beginning of September, 2,500 years before one of the greatest battles of all was held in Marathon, 40 km of Athens between the army of the allied Greek cities and the Persian Empire. The numbers were totally for the Persians who were between 100,000 and 300,000 while the Athenians only 10,000. But indeed the miracle happened, and General Miltiades, managed through an amazing plan to trap the Persians and finally to destroy them.

(2) The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, or 2.500 years ago, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. It was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece.

In 490 BC, Darius sent a naval task force under Datis and Artaphernes across the Aegean, to subjugate the Cyclades, and then to make punitive attacks on Athens and Eretria. Reaching Euboea in mid-summer after a successful campaign in the Aegean, the Persians proceeded to besiege and capture Eretria. The Persian force then sailed for Attica, landing in the bay near the town of Marathon. The Athenians, joined by a small force from Plataea, marched to Marathon, and succeeded in blocking the two exits from the plain of Marathon. Stalemate ensued for five days, before the Athenians decided to attack the Persians. Despite the numerical advantage of the Persians, the hoplites proved devastatingly effective against the more lightly armed Persian infantry.

(3) The Battle of Marathon is perhaps now more famous as the inspiration for the Marathon race. According to Herodotus, an Athenian runner named Pheidippiedes was sent to run from Athens to Sparta to ask for assistance before the battle. He ran a distance of over 140 miles, arriving in Sparta the day after he left. Then, he returned to Marathon in time to see the Persian ships turn away from Athens, thus completing the Athenian victory. The myth has it that Pheidippides ran again from Marathon to Athens after the battle, to announce the Greek victory with the word "Nenikēkamen!" (We were victorious!), whereupon he promptly died of exhaustion. This legend became the inspiration for this Marathon run which was introduced at the 1896 Athens Olympics. The distance eventually became fixed at 26 miles 385 yards, or 42.195 km, though for the first years it was variable, being around 25 miles (40 km) — the approximate distance from Marathon to Athens.

(4) In recent history the Marathon is also connected with the political situation during in Greece. On 21 April 1963, the pacifist movement in Greece organised the First Pacifist Rally from Marathon to Athens. The police intervened, banned the rally and arrested many demonstrators. Grigoris Lambrakis, who was a member of the Greek Parliament and a great athlete (holding the Greek record for long jump for twenty- three years), marched alone and arrived at the end of the rally holding the banner with the peace symbol. Soon afterwards, on 22 May 1963, he was assassinated. The Athens Classic Marathon is run in memory of Grigoris Lambrakis every November.