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Who was pheidippides and why did he go to Sparta how did he die?
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∙ 11y ago
he was bad so he had to kill himself and he went to sparta because athens hated him
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How long did it take pheidippides to run to Sparta?
150 miles from Marathon to Sparta and going back to Athens.
What did pheidippides do?
Pheidippides is a character in a traditional Greek story who ran from Athens to Sparta to request help to battle the Persians. Afterward, he ran from Marathon to Athens to announce Greece's victory.
Where did Pheidippides run from to warn Athens of a Persian attack?
Nowhere. Athens sent Pheidippides to run to Sparta to summon them to help fight the Persians. The 120 mile return trip killed him.
The marathon is said to be based on the distance Pheidippides a Greek soldier ran from the city of Marathon to what other Greek city?
Pheidippides ran 150 miles from Marathon to Sparta, then another 22 miles to Athens.
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
Did Athens defeat the spartians in the battle of Marathon?
No. It defeated a Persian expeditionary force. Athens and Sparta were then friends. Pheidippides ran to Sparta to summon them to help, but the Spartans didn't arrive in time before the battle was fought.
How did pheidippides die?
Pheidippides was sent to run from Marathon to Athens in under 36 hours to announce that there had been a victory against the Persians. He died when arriving to Athens after delivering the message.
How is Pheidippides pronounced?
Pheidippides is pronounced as "fai-DIP-i-deez."
How old was Pheidippides when he died?
pheidippides was just about 35 when he died
What happened to poor Pheidippdes after the battle of marathon?
'Poor Pheidippides' was already dead a week before the battle. He ran from Athens to Sparta to summon them to the battle, came back hallucinating and died.
What was the name of the battle where the Greeks defeated the Persians and then sent Pheidippides to Athens?
The Battle of Marathon. However Pheidippides was already dead at the time. He had been sent to Sparta to summon them to Marathon, a round trip of 120 miles. He died as a result of that run, and so was not available to go to Athens after the battle. After the battle, the Athenians realised there was an attack by sea on the city, and their army of 9,000 all ran back the 26 miles, getting there just in time to save the city. Sorry, no Pheidippides, but a whole army did the run which formed the basis of today's marathon run.
Who ran the original Marathon?
Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.
