Marathon Commercial Construction

In 490 B. C. A heavily-outnumbered force of Greek soldiers under Athenian General Miltiades repelled and defeated an invading Persian army at the Battle of Marathon, permanently altering the balance of power in the region. Following the battle, General Miltiades ordered Pheidippides, an Athenian herald, to run the twenty-six mile trek from Marathon to Athens with news of the triumph. With message and shield in hand, Pheidippides sprinted into the Greek capital proclaiming Victory! Victory! He then died of exhaustion.