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What was the effect did the athenian runner have on the battle of marathon?
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"Nike!" The runner announced "Victory!" over the Persians at the battle of Marathon .
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What has the battle of Marathon to do with todays marathon?
A common view is that a runner called Pheidippedes ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Athenian victory over the Persians, however he was already dead - he had been sent to Sparta to summon the Spartan army to the battle - a much longer run and he came back hallucinating and died. After the Spartans defeated the Persian infantry at Marathon, they realised that the Persian cavalry had embarked on their ships and was being rowed around to attack Athens - traitors would open the city gates, and the cavalry would gallop up and take the city with the Athenian army still at Marathon. The 9,000 Athenian infantry set out back, running the 26 miles wearing sandals and carrying their weapons and armour, and got back just in time to form up in front of the city. The Persians, frustrated, went home. Today's race commemorats this mass run. Today's athletes get it pretty easy without the weaponry and sandals.
Plain from which a runner ran 26 miles to Athens to announce victory?
Marathon
Who was the Greek mythology runner?
Hermes was the fastest runner on Olympus
What does the word marathon mean in ancient Greece?
The Athens, vastly outnumbered, desperately needed the help of Sparta's military base to help fend off the attack. Time was short, so the Athenian generals send Tippets (or Philippe's a professional runner to Sparta to ask for help. The 140 mile course was very mountainous and rugged. Tippets ran the course in about 36 hours. Sparta agreed to help but said they would not take the field until the moon was full due to religious laws. This would leave the Athenians alone to fight the Persian Army. Deputes ran back to Athens (another 140 miles!) with the disappointing news. Immediately, the small Athenian Army (including Tippet's marched to the plains of Marathon to prepare for battle.The Battle of MarathonThe Athenian Army was outnumbered 4 to 1 but they launched a sup-rise offensive thrust which at the time appeared suicidal. But by day's end, 6400 Persian bodies lay dead on the field while only 192 Athenians had been killed. The surviving Persians fled to sea and headed south to Athens where they hoped to attack the city before the Greek Army could reassembly there.Dipody's was again called upon to run to Athens (26 miles away) to carry the news of the victory and the warning about the approaching Persian ships. Despite his fatigue after his recent run to Sparta and back and having fought all morning in heavy armor, Tippets rose to the challenge. Pushing himself past normal limits of human endurance, the reached Athens in perhaps 3 hours, deliver his message and then died shortly thereafter from exhaustion.Sparta and the other Greek polios eventually came to the aid of Athens and eventually they were able to turn back the Persian attempt to conquer Greece.Concluding Remarks and Beginning of Olympic Marathon RacesThe Greek victory marked one of the decisive events of world history because it kept an Eastern power (the Persian from conquering what is now Europe. The victory gave the Greeks incredible confidence in themselves, their government and their culture.In the two centuries that followed, the Greek culture spread across much of the known world. It made Europe possible and in affect won for civilization the opportunity to develop its own ecumenic life.Modern European-based nations such as the United States and Canada can trace their growth straight back through an unbroken chain of Western historical events back to the Victory at Marathon. Centuries later, the modern Olympic Games introduced a "marathon" race of (40,000 meters or 24.85 miles). The winner was Spiriting Louis, a Greek postal worker from village of Maris and veteran of several long military marches , His time was 2 hours, 58 minutes, 50 seconds for the 40 kilometer distance (average pace of 7:11 minutes per mile). At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, the marathon distance was changed to 26 miles to cover the ground from Windsor Castle-to White City stadium, with 385 yards added on so the race could finish in front of King Edward Vi's royal box. After 16 years of extremely heated discussion, this 26.2 mile distance was established at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as the official marathon distance. The Panegyric WarThe Persian Empire over the years expanded to the Meditation Sea. In the process some Greek settlements were conquered. Iona was one such settlement. After many years, they tried to revolt against the Persians but the uprising was immediately squashed by the powerful Persian Army. By the year 490 BC the Persian Army was ready to expand their territory and move into Europe. They landed a large force just outside of Athens on the plains of Marathon and prepared for attack
Fastest woman runner in greek mythology?
Atalanta
Where did the first marathon come from?
the battle of marathon, where a runner took the news of the Athenian victory back to Athens. After running for miles, he entered the city square, screamed "Nike" and then collapsed dead on the spot.
Who is the athenian runner who spread the news of the victory over the Persians at marathon?
Pheidippides
Who was the athenian runner who spread the news of the victory of the Persians an Marathon?
It was 18,000 Athenian warriors who ran back after their successful battle at Marathon to protect Athens from assault by sea in their absence. They ran back when they realised that the Persian cavalry was heading to Athens on ships. They ran the 26 miles, arriving just as the Persian cavalry was disembarking to take the city. There is a fake story that Pheidippides ran back to tell of the Marathon victory. He was already dead, dying from exhaustion after running to Sparta to summon them to held repel the Persian invasion.
How would asthma effect a marathon runner?
Asthma prevents proper breathing and marathon runner would be affected by the lack of oxygen to their muscles, which may make them fatigue faster.
When was the first marathon?
490 BC When a runner took a message to Athens with the news that the Greeks had won a battle against the Persians at Marathon
What is the name of a long distance run that is 26.2 miles long?
In 490BC, the Persian army was invading Greece. The Athenian army defeated the Persian army at the plains of Marathon, and the messenger Pheiddipides ran into Athens to announce the Athenian victory - and then died. The distance from Marathon to Athens was 26 miles, 385 yards, and the foot race called a "marathon" is run to commemorate the messenger and the battle.
Who was the best runner in ancient Greece?
Pheidippides, runner from Athens to Sparta to ask for help later from battle of marathon to Athens to report a victory
Ancient greek battles?
The Battle of Thermopylae and Marathon. The marathon we know today is because the runner from the battle ran all the way back to Athens which was twenty-six miles. These battles were against the Persians though.
What has the battle of Marathon to do with todays marathon?
A common view is that a runner called Pheidippedes ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Athenian victory over the Persians, however he was already dead - he had been sent to Sparta to summon the Spartan army to the battle - a much longer run and he came back hallucinating and died. After the Spartans defeated the Persian infantry at Marathon, they realised that the Persian cavalry had embarked on their ships and was being rowed around to attack Athens - traitors would open the city gates, and the cavalry would gallop up and take the city with the Athenian army still at Marathon. The 9,000 Athenian infantry set out back, running the 26 miles wearing sandals and carrying their weapons and armour, and got back just in time to form up in front of the city. The Persians, frustrated, went home. Today's race commemorats this mass run. Today's athletes get it pretty easy without the weaponry and sandals.
Greek runner who died at the end of a 126 mile run?
The runner you are referring to is the man who ran 26.1 miles. It was after the battle of Marathon. Sadly we do not know the name of the man, however the legend is that after the victory in Marathon, a Greek solider ran from Marathon to Rome to proclaim the news. The second he arrived, he told the king, and promptly died.
Who was the first women's Olympic marathon?
Who was the first women olypic marathon runner
What is the site of a victory Greeks over Persians and the news of which was carriend by a long distance runner couering over 25miles?
Marathon, Greece .Addendum:The supposed runner Pheidippides carrying the message was already dead, dying of exhaustion after running to Sparta and back over 100 miles.The run was by the whole Athenian army after the battle as they realised that the Persians had sent another force to take Athens in their absence.all 9,000 ran back the 26 miles, arriving just in time. It is after them that the modern race is nameed.
