For 10 points, name this 490 BCE victory for the Greeks over the Persians that names a 26.2-mile-long run.
In honor of this battle, five hundred goats were sacrificed each year during the Boedromia festival. Cynaegirus died after his arm was chopped off while holding onto a ship during this battle, in which his brother Aeschylus also participated. Sparta refused to participate in this battle, citing the Carneia festival as an excuse. The exiled king Hippias became a traitor by assisting the losers of this battle. The polemarch Miltiades formulated the winning strategy in this battle. This victory over Darius I was announced by Pheidippides, who died after sprinting back to Athens to announce it. For 10 points, name this 490 BCE victory for the Greeks over the Persians that names a 26.2-mile-long run.
In honor of this battle, five hundred goats were sacrificed each year during the Boedromia festival.
Battle of Marathon