-490Phidippides' Run: Announcement of the Battle of Marathon Victory

Phidippides runs 40 kilometers from Marathon to Athens to an...
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🏃 Phidippides' Run: Announcement of the Battle of Marathon Victory

Phidippides runs 40 kilometers from marathon,_Greece" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">marathon to Athens to announce the news of the Greek victory; origin of the marathon,_Greece" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">marathon long-distance race.
Phidippides' Run: Announcement of the Battle of Marathon Victory (-490)
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⚔️ Third Messenian War Erupts

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⚔️ Athenian Victory at the Battle of Potidaea

Athenian Victory at the Battle of Potidaea (-432)
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⚔️ Athenian Victory at the Battle of Chalcis

Battle of ChalcisChalcidians and their allies are defeated by Athens.
Athenian Victory at the Battle of Chalcis (-429)
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⚔️ Athenians Defeat Spartans at the Battle of Olpae

When Ambracia invades Acarnania, they seek help from the Spartans and Athenians respectively. The Athenians then defeat the Spartans in the Battle of Olpae.
Athenians Defeat Spartans at the Battle of Olpae (-426)
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⚔️ Spartan Victory at Amphipolis, Deaths of Cleon and Brasidas

The Spartans defeat the Athenians in the Battle of Amphipolis, where the Athenian Cleon and the Spartan Brasidas are both killed.
Spartan Victory at Amphipolis, Deaths of Cleon and Brasidas (-422)
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