Question
A historian discussed whether this battle’s losing side was forewarned by a shield sent by the Alcmaeonid (“alk-MAY-on-id”) family. A polemarch named Callimachus died during this battle after his vote broke a tie between ten generals over whether to engage. Prior to this battle, forces led by Datis and Artaphernes (“ar-ta-FER-neez”) stood at odds for eight days against Miltiades’s (“milt-EYE-ad-eezʼs”) army. Defeat in this battle ended Darius the Great’s invasion of Greece and brought fame to Pheidippides (“fay-DIP-id-eez”), who supposedly carried news of victory on a non-stop run to Athens. For 10 points, name this battle of the Greco-Persian Wars which is commemorated in its namesake long footrace. ■END■
ANSWER: Battle of Marathon
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Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Saif | Fordham | Delaware B | 21 | 10 |
Kaiden Carey (DII) | Penn | Maryland | 74 | 10 |
Ben Rotko (UG) | Swarthmore B | Columbia A | 75 | 10 |
Ashish Kumbhardare | Rowan | Swarthmore A | 78 | 10 |
Finn Doyle (DII) | Princeton | NYU A | 79 | 10 |
Rio Lucenet (UG) | NYU C | Columbia B | 79 | 10 |
Luke McCrory (DII) | NYU B | Rutgers | 85 | 10 |