^ Wasn't it the other way around tho? The Athenians (supported by their Eretrian and Plateian allies) won a surprising victory against the Persians at Marathon, which was 26 miles away from the city of Athens (albeit still within Athenian territory), and the messenger ran back to Athens, delivered news of the victory, and then dropped dead from exhaustion. As a great history enthusiast (maybe even the greatest on Dynasty), that's how I remember the events.
Yeah that's it. I have a terrible memory, so I got fuzzy on the details, and was too lazy to google them. I knew I was in the ballpark, and thought meh close enough for government work.
To lazy to google something. (shaking my head). Geeze I really need start moving again.
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