The first marathon 1. What’s the word? Write the word under the pictures. Persian soldier Greek soldier messenger plain of Marathon Spartan arrow postman ships Persian soldier 2. What’s the order? Listen to the story and put the sentences in order. A...
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The first marathon 1. What’s the word? Write the word under the pictures. Persian soldier Greek soldier messenger plain of Marathon Spartan arrow postman ships Persian soldier 2. What’s the order? Listen to the story and put the sentences in order. A Greek messenger, Pheidippides, ran to ask the Spartans for help, but they said no. Now Pheidippides ran 40km to Athens to warn them that the Persians were coming. 1 In 490 B.C. the Persians wanted to take Athens from Greece. Because of Pheidippides’ 40km run to save Athens, the ‘marathon’ race was created. There were 10,000 Greeks on the hill and 48,000 Persians on the plain of Marathon. The Greeks and Persians fought. The Greeks won. The Persians tried to escape by ship and go to Athens. Pheidippides got to Athens with the message. Athens was safe, but then he died.
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