马拉松战役

The battle of Marathon did indeed take place back about 2,500 years ago.

的确，2500年前，历史上曾发生过马拉松战役。

The Battle of Marathon was fought in 490 BC, when the Persians became enervated by luxury and servitude, and the Athenians were animated by their freedom.

马拉松战役发生于公元前四九○年。 当时波斯人在骄奢、劳役之下，颓堕委靡； 雅典人则在自由之中，发扬蹈厉。

King of Persia (521-486) who expanded the empire, organized a highly efficient administrative system, and invaded Greece, only to be defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490.

波斯国王（公元前521 - 486年），扩张帝国，建立了高效的行政系统，并入侵希腊，仅在490年的马拉松战役中被击败。

According to Herodotus, a historian writing within a lifetime of the actual battle this Phidippides guy did his running before the fight, not after it.

希罗多德是位历史学家，他穷尽毕生精力研究历史上真实的马拉松战役。 最后得出了惊人的发现：英雄斐迪庇第斯的著名事迹不是发生在马拉松战役之后，而是马拉松战役之前。

Darius had left to his son the task of punishing the Greeks for their interference in the Ionian rebellion and the victory of Marathon.

大流士已经把惩罚希腊人的任务留给他的儿子，因为他们干涉了爱奥尼亚的叛乱，以及马拉松战役取得的胜利。