[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Marathon - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of 
Greece. It was .... Plutarch criticised Herodotus in his essay On the malice of 
Herodotus, .... Cleomenes was not pleased with events, and marched on Athens 
with the ... The fact that the Ionian democracies were inspired by the example the
... [DOC] [TLE] Pheidippides - Wikipedia [PAR] Pheidippides is the central figure in a story that was the inspiration for a modern 
sporting event, .... The significance of this story is to be understood in the light of 
the legend that the god Pan returned the favor by fighting ... to Athens occurs in 
the works of the Greek writer Plutarch (46120), in his essay On the Glory of 
Athens. [DOC] [TLE] How did the marathon emerge? - DailyHistory.org [PAR] Sep 15, 2016 ... The earliest history of the marathon is likely legend based on some facts. ... 
Plutarch in his work, On the Glory of Athens, mentions this famous event. ... to 
mention this event, this story became the critical event that helped shaped .... 
trend of long-distance running inspired by the marathon continues to grow. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Marathon - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 18, 2016 ... ... conveyed news of the victory to Athens became the inspiration for the 
marathon race, ..... First of all, Herodotus does not mention a shield wall in 
Marathon, that was typical of .... This event was later turned into the popular 
legend that ... The story first appears in Plutarch's On the Glory of Athens in the 
first... [DOC] [TLE] History Marathon : CISM Europe [PAR] The name Marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger
. ... run from Marathon to Athens first appears in Plutarch's On the Glory of Athens 
in ... Herodotus makes no mention of a messenger sent from Marathon to Athens, 
... for the men's Olympic marathon to be the last event of the athletics calendar,... [DOC] [TLE] Persian Wars - Athens Info Guide [PAR] The significance of this story is only understood in the light of the legend that the 
god Pan ... Herodotus was writing about 50 years after the events he describes 
happened ... In his essay On the Glory of Athens, Plutarch attributes the run to a
... [DOC] [TLE] The Origin of MarathonsMarathon Training Schedule [PAR] The legend starts back in August or September of 490 BC. ... lost works of 
Heraclides Ponticus, which Plutarch's On the Glory of Athens had quoted from. ... 
What is interesting is that Philippides is mentioned in some manuscripts of ... of 
inspiration recalling their ancient glory, and Michel wanted to hold the event in 
Athens. [DOC] [TLE] Marathon Race [PAR] The marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, ... The 
name Marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek ... The account 
of the run from Marathon to Athens first appears in Plutarch's On the Glory of 
Athens in ... Herodotus makes no mention of a messenger sent from Marathon to 
Athens,... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Marathon - McGill School Of Computer Science [PAR] ... news of the victory to Athens became the inspiration for the marathon race, 
which .... However, for Marathon, this is not mentioned by any surviving source, 
and their ..... This event was later turned into the popular legend that 
Pheidippides ran ... The story first appears in Plutarch's On the Glory of Athens in 
the 1st century... [DOC] [TLE] The Curious History Of The First Marathon Races - Did You Know That [PAR] May 11, 2016 ... ... they were more inspired by the long endurance races that were very ... of two 
classical writings from Plutarch (On The Glory Of Athens, written ... The marathon, 
as a race, was thus chartered in wishful legend, more than in history. ... the 
marathon was formally an Olympic event or not: there is no mention of... [DOC] [TLE] Greek Tragedy [PAR] ... actor and a chorus is probably the form of tragedy that the semi-legendary 
Thespis ... As one can imagine, this practice inspired great hostility in the 
Athenian

Question: This event was inspired by a legend mentioned in Plutarch's "On the Glory of Athens"
Answer: the marathon