MARATHON, Greece — It is more than a race. It is a distinctive word from antiquity that is part of our modern vocabulary. It is more than a place. It is the starting line of a quite real tradition and ...

This remarkable Corinthian-style helmet from the Battle of Marathon was reputedly discovered in 1834 with a human skull still ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An ancient Greek cup ...

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

WORKING TOGETHER ON OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LIVE IN BOSTON RK WMUR NEWS9. A DECADES-LONG TRADITION AHEAD OF MARATHON MONDAY. THE GREEK CONSULATE - PRESENTING FOUR OLIVE BRANCH WREATHS TO THE BOSTON ...

What does one do after one has run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days? Well, if you are longtime Ross resident and ultramarathoner extraordinaire Dean Karnazes, you have a glass of ...

When Jeremiah Thompson toes the start line of the Athens Marathon today, he’ll do so with his grandfather on his mind. The 36-year-old Vancouver man and his longtime friend, 31-year-old Dimitry ...

A DECADES LONG TRADITION HAPPENED THIS WEEK AHEAD OF MARATHON MONDAY. THE GREEK CONSULATE OF BOSTON AND THE ALPHA OMEGA COUNCIL PRESENTED FOR OLIVE BRANCH WREATHS TO THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.