5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from ...

MARATHON, Greece (AP) — As Orthodox Christians around the world attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday to commemorate the baptism of Christ, worried officials in Greece used the moment to highlight ...

Philadelphia is gearing up for a big weekend. "I love the Philly community, that's why I'm running it," said Scott Heigl-Yates, of Downingtown. Runners for the Philadelphia Marathon packed into the ...

While only 0.01% of the population will run a marathon in a year, Tim Kilduff believes it's something that can connect everyone."The shared experience of running a marathon, that's what this all boils ...

When the sun rose on Marathon, Greece, on Nov. 11, the diminutive Moebius was one of 900 Americans corralled at the starting line. For 5:59:07, she slogged through a course mimicking the original ...

Military historian Jim Lacey says the battle of Marathon, where the vastly outnumbered Greeks defeated the Persian army, had a profound impact on... The 'Clash' At Marathon Shaped Greece, And The West ...