Convert mile (ancient Roman) to marathon
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Definition and details for mile (ancient Roman):
A mile was the distance a Roman legion could march in 1000 paces or 2000 steps. Pace is the distance between successive falls of the same foot. Measured distance between surviving milestones of Roman roads is often closer to 1520 meters.
Definition and details for marathon:
Marathon is a long distance foot race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers. The name Marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger, who was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that Greeks won Persians in the battle of Marathon, in which he had just fought. Pheidippides ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming "ΝΕΝΙΚΗΚΑΜΕΝ" (We have won.) before collapsing and dying.