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Jiang presents Marathon as a case where Greek geography and hoplite infantry neutralized Persian cavalry advantage.
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"...the Athenians a lesson. And this was called the Battle of Marathon. And in the Battle of Marathon, we actually don't know that much..."
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"...the Greeks, the Athenians, destroyed the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. That made the Persians even more angry. Okay? So in about 480,..."
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"...man. It's the finish line. We've run like a 40 year marathon. And like, oh, my God, that finish line is right in front..."
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"...fact, the closest parallel that we have is the Battle of Marathon. But some historians suggest, okay, so even historians disagree whether or not..."
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"...and bulldoze over the Persians. So this is the Battle of Marathon which is the first great military engagement between the Greeks and the..."
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"...to fruition and, and really it's, I think I'm running a marathon, right? You you're, you're like so close to the finish line. You're..."
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"...of the war is up, uh, or the end of the marathon, excuse me, is up a mountain with Ukrainian 20 year olds, piloting..."
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"...next five to 10 years. It's like they've been running a marathon for 100 days, and now they finally see the finish line. And..."
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"...to die. And if you ask him to go run a marathon tomorrow, he could do so. That's the power of divine energy combined..."
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"...490 BC and the Athenians killed or destroyed his army at Marathon. I'm going to prove I'm a greater king than my father by..."
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"...tests, but the first test is... You have to run six marathons in five days, okay? Oh! That's just the beginning. You also have..."
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"...like, okay, that's hard. Oh! One more thing. You're running the marathon on a mountain, okay? You understand? You have to run six marathons..."
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