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The following is a timeline of known events in the Marathon universe.
Ancient history[edit]
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490 BC[edit]
- The Battle of Marathon took place between the citizens of Athens and the Persian empire under Darius I during the first Persian invasion of Greece, resulting in an Athenian victory.
Terrestrial era[edit]
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1957[edit]
- The Song of Roland is translated by Dorothy Sayers.[1]
Pre-Expedition[edit]
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2194[edit]
- War between Icarus and Thermopylae.[2]
2198[edit]
- EARTHworm developed by Sekiguchi Genetics to accelerate processing of refuse.[3]
2212[edit]
2235[edit]
- SEAworm and SPACEworm developed by Sekiguchi Genetics to inspect and maintain deepwater sites and exoatmospheric sites, respectively.[3]
Mid-2360s[edit]
- The worst famine in recorded history impacted Earth and Mars when a fungus attacked wheat, rice, sorghum, and other basic grains worldwide. No economic class was spared from hunger.[4]
2395[edit]
- Deimos purchased from Free holders by UESC.[2]
2402[edit]
- Doors Manual written up.[2]
2408[edit]
The UESC Marathon under construction.
- Deimos Conversion began.[2]
- UESC and Traxus engineers laid the first hull segments of the UESC Marathon.[5]
2433[edit]
- DEEPworm and WARPworm developed by Sekiguchi Genetics to inspect and maintain deepwater sites and exoatmospheric sites, respectively.[3]
2442[edit]
- Misriah Massacre at food Riot.[2]
2465[edit]
- Martians placed munitions on the UESC Marathon.[2]
2466[edit]
2472[edit]
- Bernhard Strauss published On AI.[6]
- Launch of the UESC Marathon.[2]
2687[edit]
2690[edit]
- SILKworm series 1 version 2 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics to dual-path print pre-structured prosthetics.[3]
2696[edit]
- SILKworm series 1 version 3 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics to multi-function print pre-structured prosthetics.[3]
2708[edit]
- SILKworm series 2 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics to multi-stage print full-body prosthetics.[3]
Colony Era[edit]
2773[edit]
- The UESC Marathon arrived in the Tau Ceti system and began colonization efforts on the planet.[2]
- Shortly after arrival, the Marathon deployed environmental satellites to gather data on Tau Ceti IV.[7]
2787[edit]
- New Cascadia established.[2]
2794[edit]
- The Marathon came under attack by elements of the Pfhor Empire.[2] The initial attack was repulsed by ten Battleroids implied to be hidden by MIDA, but later both the Marathon and New Cascadia would be subjected to heavy orbital bombardment in what would come to be known as the contact event.[8]
2797[edit]
- SILKworm series 3 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics to complete integrated personal biomarker printing of full-body prosthetics.[3]
2801[edit]
- SILKworm series 3 version 2 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics with plus-factored owner-paired DNA weave linkage.[3]
2803[edit]
- SILKworm series 3 version 3 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics with synthetic bone weave replication.[3]
2804[edit]
- Public announcement that contact was lost with the UESC Marathon.[9]
2805[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics' SILKworm technology begins a 3 year process of rapid technological advancement.[3]
2807[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics' SILKworm technology concludes a 3 year process of rapid technological advancement.[3]
2809[edit]
2812[10][edit]
- A novel contagion appeared in Tau Ceti IV bio-research and food facilities, particularly algae ponds used for protein cultivation, before spreading to other facilities.[11] It eventually infected colonists, causing illness and death.[10]
2827[10][edit]
- The Anomaly erupted from the surface of Tau Ceti IV, causing significant disruption to colonization efforts due to its unpredictable effects on physics, biology, and technology (including AI systems).
2843[edit]
- WEAVEworm p1 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics for reconstructive surgery on cybernetic bodies.[3]
2848[edit]
2872[edit]
- WEAVEworm p3 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics for omni-wave printing of biomata.[3]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2873[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the second year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2874[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the third year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2875[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the fourth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2876[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the fifth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2877[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the sixth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2878[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the seventh year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2879[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the eighth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2880[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the ninth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2881[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the tenth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2882[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the eleventh year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2883[edit]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the twelfth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2884[edit]
- WEAVEworm p4 developed by Sekiguchi Genetics for weave repair integration in biomata.[3]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the thirteenth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
2885[edit]
- The Thief shell was rumored to have been developed this year, its first Icon series modeled off of Sekiguchi Genetics' former lead Shell Science Director, Dr. Yoki Samura.[13]
- A Traxus data breach occurred, rumored to be an inside job for Sekiguchi Genetics.[13]
- Thief shell specs drop on the dark markets a few months after the Traxus data breach.[13]
- The Argol Ballas Heist was pulled off by a Runner using the Thief shell on Earth.[14]
- The High Table Gala heist was pulled off by a Runner using a Thief shell adorned with a White Rabbit motif on Luna, the first of seven jobs in seven weeks.[15]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was awarded Best in Class for the fourteenth year in a row by the Earth Institute for Advancing Living for their neural eject safety nets.[12]
- Sekiguchi Genetics was subjected to a UESC probe after a Traxus data breach late in the year.[13]
2888[edit]
- Earth receives message from UESC Marathon: SOMEWHERE IN THE HEAVENS, THEY ARE WAITING.[9]
Post-Colony Era[edit]
2893[edit]
- Runner operations began. Six corporations vied for control of Tau Ceti's data and resources through independently contracted Runners.
- A Runner's perception matrix was damaged during transfer to Tau Ceti IV and they narrowly escape a UESC lockdown event and potential elimination at the hands of Commander Orion.[9]
- UESC officers under the command of Orion conducted operations in Outpost searching for an unknown target.[16]
- Runners recovered a Temporal Fragment near the Anomaly in Dire Marsh.[17]
- The work of a contracted Runner inspired Traxus to pivot its corporate objectives.
- Marathon colony-side terminals began to come online, with messages from Durandal tempting Runners to board the Marathon and uncover its secrets. Some Runners organized mass alignment runs between terminal pairs, serving to bring the Marathon's camera systems back online.[18]
Distant future[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Marathon (1994), Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!, Terminal 1
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Marathon: the Lost Network Packets
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Marathon (2026), Codex, WEAVEworm Stasis Knot: WEAVEWORM TECHNOLOGICAL TIMELINE
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, History for Young Readers: A WATERSHED FAMINE
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, History for Young Readers: MISSION TO THE STARS
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, B. Strauss, On AI
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, Survey Drone Cartridge: REPORT FROM ORBITAL SATELLITES
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, Class B Anomalous Material: UESC INTERROGATION: ALVA, T.
- ^ a b c Marathon (2026), Opening Cutscene
- ^ a b c Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, Data Reconstruction [1/3]: AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Marathon (2026), Codex, WEAVEworm Stasis Knot: SHELL PRINT PROCESS OVERVIEW
- ^ a b c d Marathon (2026), Codex, Thief Exfil: THIEF SHELL
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, Prime Thief: THIEF: PICKPOCKET DRONE
- ^ Marathon (2026), Thief Runner Shells: WHITE RABBIT
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, RUN/HIDE [5/6]: SURVEILLANCE RECORDING
- ^ Marathon (2026), Codex, Anomalous Extraction: TEMPORAL FRAGMENT
- ^ Cryoarchive Systems