How long did it take to the Greek soldier to run from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC?
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The story of a victory run from Marathon to Athens first appears in Plutarch's Moralia (347C) over half a millenium later than the Persian Wars; he gives credit to either Thersippus or Eukles. Lucian, in the second century AD, says that a PhiLippides ran from Marathon. The story is probably a confused version of the even more astounding run that Herodotus tells us Phidippides completed from Athens to Sparta just before the battle. He went to seek Spartan aid and took 2 days to run the 145 miles between the two cities -- an impressive, but not unbelievable feat (Hdt. 6.105-6)------------
It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping, but moments after proclaiming his message to the city, he collapsed dead tired. There is no evidence that any such event took place; according to the Greek historian Herodotus, Pheidippides was a messenger who ran from Athens to Sparta. The legend that he ran from Marathon to Athens was invented by later writers and appears in Plutarch's On the Glory of Athens in the 1st century AD. The International Olympic Committee estimates the actual distance from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens is about 34.5 km (21.4 miles).
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There is no firm evidence that Pheidippides actually was the runner that ran from Marathon to Athens, but there likely was a courier who did. The Greek and French organizers wanted to commemorate that legendary run, made to announce the Athenean victory over the Persians. The Marathon race was born. The Greeks actually held two Marathon trial races along the same course, and they were well prepared for the big day. The only other country that held such a trial was Hungary, and their man, Gyula Kellner, finished third (3:06:35). Following Kellner it was a Greek sweep.
Pheidippides was a running courier and certainly did run from Athens to Sparta on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, a 150-mile, two day run. His quest--to get the Spartan army come to the aid of the Athenians as the Persians began their invasion of Attica. The Spartans promised help, but did not get to Marathon in time to assist in defeating the Persians. It is better that Pheidippides be regarded as the messenger from Marathon, otherwise the Marathon race might instead be called the Spartan, a race of 150 miles.
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