marathon
Marathon, the longest track and field event in the world Marathon was a place name in Greece. It is 30 kilometers northeast of Athens. Its name originates from the Phoenician marathus, which means "fennel rich". It is named after the numerous fennel trees growing here in ancient times. The marathon race in sports gets its name from this. In the Greek Persian War (492 - 449 BC), in 490 BC, Darius I, the Persian king, crossed the sea to invade the west and attacked Attica