ists ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁athlet es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Cleveland ▁Category : Track ▁and ▁field ▁athlet es ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁soldiers <0x0A> </s> ▁Ten ▁thousand ▁mart y rs ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁ten ▁thousand ▁mart y red ▁F athers ▁of ▁the ▁desert s ▁and ▁c aves ▁of ▁Sc ete ▁by ▁The oph ilus ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁ten ▁thousand ▁mart y rs ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ar ar at ▁who ▁were , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁medieval ▁legend , ▁Roman ▁soldiers ▁who , ▁led ▁by ▁Saint ▁A ca cius , ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁were ▁cru c ified ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ar ar at ▁in ▁Armen ia ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁em peror . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁nin th ▁century ▁scholar ▁An ast as ius ▁Bibli othe c arius . ▁ ▁The ▁Roman ▁Mart y ro log y ▁contains ▁two ▁separate ▁comm emor ations . ▁The ▁first ▁is ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁very ▁same ▁date ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Syn ax ar ion , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" My ri ads ▁of ▁Holy ▁Mart y rs , ▁by ▁the ▁sword , ▁at ▁Nic om edia ". ▁Francis ▁M ers h man ▁ident ifies ▁these ▁as ▁those ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁Dioc let ian ▁per sec ution . ▁▁ ▁The ▁second ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Mart