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How the world sees Greece
Thursday, February 27, 2014
The first marathon runner wasn't Greek, he was Jewish
HaaretzThe first marathon runner wasn't Greek, he was JewishHaaretzHe was a Greek soldier-messenger happily bearing the message of the Greek victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. According to legend, upon arriving at Athens and delivering the message the exhausted Pheidippides, keeled over ...
