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 (10[1])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 (10[1])supposedly (10[1])carried news of (10[1])victory (10[2])on a non-stop run to Athens. (10[1])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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
SaifFordhamDelaware B2110
Kaiden Carey (DII)PennMaryland7410
Ben Rotko (UG)Swarthmore BColumbia A7510
Ashish KumbhardareRowanSwarthmore A7810
Finn Doyle (DII)PrincetonNYU A7910
Rio Lucenet (UG)NYU CColumbia B7910
Luke McCrory (DII)NYU BRutgers8510

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y7100%0%0%70.14