Show Victory Made History on Plain of Marathon n The ancient Marathon was a small smalltown smalltown town on the eastern coast of Attica about 20 o miles mites northeast of Athens There is a n modern village of ot the name Dame but the site of ot the ancient Mar Mar- Marathon Marathon athon Is occupied now by n a town tote called Along with neighboring neighbor ing towns the old Marathon 1 belonged to an ancient league called the This league claimed n a avery very early origin legend carrying It back to the time of Theseus and It survived until after afler tb the Fourth century century century cen cen- tury B B. B C. C The plain of ot Marathon Is famous as the scene of the decisive battle In which Miltiades led the Athenians and to victory over the army of ot Darius under command of Datis Dath and In B. B C. C The Greeks ks numbered about while the Persians had a much larger force But the Invaders were put utterly to rout with heavy loss while the Greeks Greel lost only men The great mound In which the remains of these dead were placed Is still conspicuous us on the plain The battle turned back the eastern Invasion of ot Europe and saved Athens and anti according to tra tra- saved Athens and according to tradition tradItIon tradition tra tra- a Greek runner sped without ut stopping from Marathon to Athens bearing the tidings of victory |