Once he delivered the message he colapsed and died because of how far he had run.
Pheidippides, runner from Athens to Sparta to ask for help later from battle of marathon to Athens to report a victory
It is called "The Marathon Battlefield"In 490 BC at this spot, Persians marched against Athenian troops, and although outnumbered 24,000 to 9,000, the Athenians slaughtered their opponents handily.They then sent their swiftest runner, Pheidippides, to alert the city of victory.Entering the Agora, he shouted "We have won" and promptly dropped dead from exhaustion.
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