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Dec 6, 2016 · The story that everyone is familiar with is that of Pheidippides running from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce Greek victory, a distance of about 25 miles. But first he ran...
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Pheidippides (or choose your favorite name for him) did...
- A Pheidippides F.A.Q. | Runner's World
Athenian democracy was saved, and to commemorate...
- Oct. 26: The Truth about Pheidippides and the Early Years of ...
Nov 12, 2023 · By Patricia Claus. November 12, 2023. Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance from Athens to Sparta and back — not just from Marathon to Athens? Credit: MatthiasKabel/Wikimedia Commons/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
Oct 26, 2010 · Pheidippides (or choose your favorite name for him) did exist, and he was a valiant, superfit distance runner-- hemerodromoi, as they were known in the Greek military--who did complete some...
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Most historians agree that Pheidippides was a real person, born around 530 BC, who worked as an Athenian hemerodrome, meaning herald, messenger or courier. The word is variously translated as ‘day-runner’ or ‘day-long runner’, but essentially his primary role was to run long distances overland to convey important messages. In Greek society, a job s...
On his return to Athens, Pheidippides delivered the terrible news that no imminent support could be expected from the Spartans. He then joined the rest of Athenian army to march from Athens to Marathon to attempt to hold off the large Persian forces massing just off shore. The invaders brought an estimated 18,000- 25,000 soldiers with them, includi...
While Herodotus doesn’t mention a solo runner going ahead of the main phalanx from Marathon to Athens, it is possible that a messenger was sent to inform the terrified citizens that the army was returning and to instruct them not to surrender. Given his earlier efforts, it is less likely that Pheidippides would have been given this task, although i...
May 16, 2023 · May 16, 2023. • 7 min read. Ask most people about the origins of the marathon—a race covering 26.2 miles of terrain—and you will likely hear about how Pheidippides, an ancient Greek courier,...
Mar 22, 2021 · Pheidippides was one such runner, and according to legend, as soon as Athens had won the day at Marathon, he absolutely booked it back home, bringing the relieved citizens news of victory...
Sep 13, 2010 · Athenian democracy was saved, and to commemorate Pheidippides’s run, many of us now run a race—the marathon—that’s about 25 miles long. It’s interesting stuff, but scholars believe not much of...
