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Event war Europe

Battle of Marathon

490 BCE

Greek hoplites defeated the Persian invasion force on a coastal plain northeast of Athens, inspiring the legend of the marathon run.

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Standing in 490 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Greek city-states Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 300 BCE Celts Polity · Europe Founded 1200 BCE · attested to 100 BCE Saami Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 700 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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