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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.


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.


What did Pheidippides wear when he was running?

Nothing. Greek athletes performed naked.


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.


The person who ran twenty six miles to Rome to tell the news of the victory at Marathon?

A messenger by the name of Pheidippides, although there is some contention as to whether this actually happened. Pheidippides WAS sent with a request for aid from Marathon to Sparta, which was a distance of 240 km (which only took him two days). The story relates that he traveled back to the battle was was then sent to Athens with news of victory. Then, after running only 40km, he collapsed dead after announcing the victory.

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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.


Who ran 26 miles to tell of the Persian attack and died?

The Greek soldier Pheidippides


How is Pheidippides pronounced?

Pheidippides is pronounced as "fai-DIP-i-deez."


Who ran the original Marathon?

Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens.


What is the role pheidippides?

A runner


What was Pheidippides Famous Last Words?

"Victory"


What country is the modern statue of pheidippides?

teingmouth


Which person ran the first marathon?

Pheidippides


Who died of exhaustion after running 26 miles to deliver a message?

Pheidippides died after running 140 from Athens to Sparta to inform them that the Persians had invaded Greece. He later ran an additional 26 miles after which he died from exhaustion.


What was tragic about the event that created the marathon?

After winning a war against the Persians on the battlefield of Marathon, Pheidippides a messenger ran all the way to Athens to announce their win. When he got there he said the word Nenikékamen, which means We Have Won and then died from exhaustion. From Marathon to Athens is 26.2 miles and Pheidippides ran that and that is why they call it a marathon.


How long did Pheidippides run?

he ran 150 miles.


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.