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THE SPIRIT of Pheidippides certainly lives on in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens (and other parts of Greece). There is a modern bronze statue of Pheidippides in the town of Rafina (alongside the Marathon Road) and the Athletic Association of Marathon has taken Pheidippides as its official name. All this is very much in the spirit of the great ...
distancing, however, concerns only Pheidippides' revelation, not the fact that he was sent to Sparta.7 But clearly, Herodotos does here seem to be just as concerned 4 "Before they left the city, the Athenian generals sent off a message to Sparta. The messenger was an Athenian named Pheidippides, a professional long-distance runner.
Oct 14, 2016 · While Pheidippides is best known for having inspired the modern marathon, his running heroics are also replicated each year at the Spartathlon. A 153-mile race from Athens to Sparta, with a strict cut-off time of 36 hours, the race aims to retrace the footsteps of the great Greek messenger. Starting life in 1983, it now attracts ultrarunners ...
Apr 12, 2013 · Although Pheidippides' run from Marathon to Athens is mostly a myth, it was my boyhood dream to recreate it. The statue of Pheidippides is seen along the marathon route in the port of Rafina ...
History of the Athens Marathon. The Marathon has always had a prominent place in the hearts and minds of athletes. It represents the ultimate athletic effort —where the human body, mind and soul are tested to their limits. The Athens Marathon is the ultimate Marathon experience, recreating each year the incredible run that started it all ...
Pheidippides, um hemerodromo, ou mensageiro-corredor ateniense, foi enviado a Esparta para pedir ajuda. Na época, acredita-se que os mensageiros gregos puderam cobrir mais de 100 quilômetros por dia. No entanto, de acordo com a lenda, Pheidippides era um corredor excepcional e cobriu os 250 quilômetros de Esparta em apenas dois dias, a maior ...
