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	The Greeks - Phidippides' & the First Marathon
		Greek couriers of his day are believed to have been able to cover over a hundred kilometres a day, but Phidippides is said to have run the 250 kilometres to Sparta in only two, much of it over uneven and rocky terrain.
		Unfortunately, when he reached Sparta, the city was in the middle of a religious festival that forbade mobilization for war during its celebrations.
		According to Phidippides' own account of the journey, the Greek god Pan accosted him on his way back demanding to know why the Athenians had been neglecting him.
	www.pbs.org /empires/thegreeks/background/15_p1.html (229 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Phidippides (Marathon runner)
		Pheidippides (Greek: Φειδιππιδης, sometimes given as Phidippides or Philippides), hero of Ancient Greece, is the central figure in a myth which was the inspiration for the modern sporting event, the marathon.
		The traditional story relates that Pheidippides, an Athenian herald, ran the 42 km (26 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) with the words "Nike!", or "Victory!" and died on the spot.
		While Phidippides' story may not be proven, his character has transcended nearly 25 centuries to embody the spirit of the Games.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Phidippides-(Marathon-runner) (917 words)

	GAEPIS - Greek American Educational Public Information Systems (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Award was inspired by the Athenian herald Phidippides, who, Herodotus tells us, was dispatched by Miltiades, in 490 B.C., to request the aid of the Spartans in defending Athens from the Persians who had landed at Marathon.
		Phidippides is said to have accomplished an incredible feat as he ran 200 kilometers in two days to reach Sparta.
		The dedication and stamina of Phidippides to deliver the news serve as inspiration to Hellenic Public Radio in its work to bring quality coverage of the political, social, and cultural issues that concern Hellenic-Americans and philhellenes.
	www.gaepis.org /pages/phidippides.htm (258 words)

	Phidippides or Pheidippides (or Philippides) and the Marathon
		Phidippides or Pheidippides (or Philippides) and the Marathon
		Phidippides or Pheidippides (or Philippides according to a text around 600 years later of Lucian) was send by the Athenians to Sparta as fast as possible he can to ask for help.
		Yannis Kouros The “Superman of Ultra-Distance Running” and the successor of Phidippides
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Philipides.htm (1231 words)

	Psychophysiological
		Phidippides was called upon to run to Sparta to ask for military aid to help combat the invading Persians who had just landed by the thousands on the beaches of Marathon.
		Phidippides ran along the Iera Odos (the “Sacred Way”) and took a short break to drink from his water flask at the town of Eleusis.
		Phidippides was not only an incredible distance runner (probably the best in his time), but he was also an unknowing master of psychology.
	www.abcbodybuilding.com /magazine04/Psychophysiological.htm (11646 words)

	The First Marathon Run, The history of Phidippides
		Time was short, so the Athenian generals send Phidippides (or Philippides) a professional runner to Sparta to ask for help.
		Phidippides ran back to Athens (another 140 miles!) with the disappointing news.
		Phidippides 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.
	www.lakepowell.net /marathon.html (730 words)

	City of Concord
		Time was short, so the Athenian generals send Phidippides, a professional runner to Sparta to ask for help.
		Phidippides ran back to Athens (another 140 miles!) with the disappointing news.
		Phidippides 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.
	www.ci.concord.nc.us /downloads/parksrec_8a.asp (711 words)

	Phidippides was the FASTEST marathoner that EVER LIVED!! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Phidippides' record, in the realm of 1 hour and 50 minutes, still stands to this very day.
		It just so happens that Phidippides would have been CLOSE to 1:30 on his unprecedented Marathon tour, were it not for a MAJOR tactical miscalculation.
		Phidippides was taught book smarts as well, not just street smarts, so you can be sure he was a well rounded student-athlete.
	www.letsrun.com /forum/flat_read.php?board=1&thread=72295&id=72368 (1760 words)

	Family Circus - On the Edge
		Phidippides was singled out by his commanding officer to return to Athens with the news of victory.
		When at last Phidippides entered the city of Athens, he cried out, "Nenikkamen!"—which translates, "We were victorious!" After uttering this one word, Phidippides collapsed and died.
		Phidippides cried in his last breath, "We were victorious." Jesus Christ cried out in his last breath, "It is finished." Phidippides didn’t have to die to bring the good news of victory.
	www.fbcshelbyville.com /templates/System/details.asp?id=27888&PID=263097 (1789 words)

	Mini-Marathon \| IndyStar.com
		Phidippides then had to run the 140 miles back to Marathon to let the Athenian generals know the disappointing news.
		Phidippides didn’t train or have running shoes, Gu’s and Gatorades, Ipods, cell phones, bands playing music along the way, Taco Bell-Spicy Chicken Crunch Wrap Supremes, Angela Buchman at the 7.5 mile marker, chocolate milk, heck, he probably didn’t even have milk and if he did it was probably from a goat.
		None of Phidippides story may be true or every bit of it may be true, but to focus on that ruins my small attempt to motivate and encourage.
	blogs.indystar.com /mini/2007/03/phidippiwho.html (624 words)

	Ancient Runner Embodies Spirit of Games
		Miltiades feared that the Persian ships would then attack Athens by sea, and he knew the people of Athens were prepared to set the city on fire and flee, so he sent news via courier of the Greek victory at Marathon, and set out with his army to Athens.
		Whether the story of Phidippides is fact or legend depends on whom you ask.
		While Phidippides' story may not be proven, his character has transcended nearly 25 centuries to embody the spirit of the Games.
	www.marathonguide.com /features/Contributed/Phidippides_Provenzano.cfm (378 words)

	Baylor University \|\| The Lariat Online \|\| News
		Phidippides, a professional runner, was called upon to deliver the news of victory to Athens and to warn the city about the approaching Persian army.
		Despite having fought all morning in the battle, Phidippides ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens, delivered his message and died shortly after.
		The difference between Phidippides and runners today are fancier shoes.Distance running is the most natural of sports.
	www.baylor.edu /Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=39162 (310 words)

	a pilgrim in paradise: MON SEPT 2: PHIDIPPIDES OF ATHENS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Phidippides had run for two days and two nights to the city of Sparta, about 140 miles away.
		Wounded, Phidippides took to the road again, running the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to carry the news of the victory.
		In honor of Phidippides, the 26-mile marathon became part of the Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896.
	www.2idiotsinaboat.com /pilgrim/archives/000135.html (272 words)

	The Medean Wars - Part II
		Herodotus mentions Phidippides and he says he was the one who was sent to Sparta to ask for help (at the time there was no systematic horse-riding in Greece nor is it certain that a horse would be able to deal with certain difficult paths over the very mountainous terrain of Greece).
		Phidippides name, over the next few centuries, became almost mythical and a folklore story (that is probably untrue) was fabricated in order to make the whole story of the battle of Marathon more dramatic.
		Phidippides, although exhausted by the whole ordeal, as described above, was so excited that he not only left for Athens immediately but he run as fast as he could.
	fotios.cc /papers/articles/medean_wars/part2.htm (14754 words)

	Phidippides was the FASTEST marathoner that EVER LIVED!!
		Mighty Phidippides was drenched in sweat and encased in heavy armor.
		Phidippides would never have defined it in such terms though, simply because a REAL MAN just doesn't talk that way.
		And P-Rex (Phidippides to us) is himself the son of T-Rex, who died around 65,000,000 years ago.
	www.letsrun.com /forum/flat_read.php?thread=72295&page=3 (933 words)

	Tufts Daily - Out of Thin Air \| Running on empty
		According to legend, a noble Greek named Phidippides ran the first marathon in 490 B.C.E. His mission was to run from Marathon, a town about 26 miles outside of Athens, to the great city in order to announce the Athenians' battle victory over the Persians.
		Phidippides carried out his orders, but managed only to gasp out "Nike!" (Greek for "victory") upon arrival in Athens before collapsing dead from exhaustion.
		26.2 miles is a distance human beings were not evolutionarily made to run (see: Phidippides, death), but those that are able to overcome the physical and mental barriers and actually run a marathon deserve a lot of credit.
	www.tuftsdaily.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=6a418b53-c0e8-4f7e-94b5-353c8dedcd35 (986 words)

	The Clouds: A Study Guide
		Phidippides awakens and asks his father why he is so restless at night.
		When Strepsiades protests that it is unjust to beat one’s father, Phidippides asks, “Did you beat me when I was a boy?” His father says yes—out of concern for his son’s welfare.
		Philosophy is a discipline that attempts to identify the basic principles governing all existing things, as well as the makeup of these things, through investigations that rely on the application of reason rather than faith.
	www.cummingsstudyguides.net /Guides2/Clouds.html (3206 words)

	How It Began (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Famous is the story of Phidippides, the runner who, according to legend, in 490 ran the 36.2 km (22.5 miles) from Marathon to Athens to warn the Athenians of an approaching Persian army.
		But in his account, Phidippides did not run to Athens after the battle of Marathon was fought; he ran 240 km from Athens to Sparta before the battle started, to obtain the support of the Spartans.
		This Phidippides, being sent by the generals, and after, as he said Pan had appeared to him, arrived in the city of Sparta the day after he had left Athens.
	labit501.upct.es /ips/libros/TEHODN/ch-2-1.1.html (2782 words)

	The Battle of Marathon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Phidippides covered the distance from Athens to Sparta, 150 miles, in two days.
		But then Phidippides returned with news that Sparta would not send help for another five days plus a number of days to march to Marathon.
		Phidippides ran ahead and covered the distance in three hours.
	www.greglondon.com /hunger/battleofmarathon.htm (1741 words)

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		PHIDIPPIDES Why, undoubtedly, unless a woman can be both old and young at the same time.
		PHIDIPPIDES Why, by rights I ought to have beaten and kicked you the very moment you told me to sing I STREPSIADES That is just how he spoke to me in the house, furthermore he added, that Simonides was a detestable poet.
		PHIDIPPIDES And if I have not, I shall have cried in vain, and you will die laughing in my face.
	history.boisestate.edu /westciv/grecult/clouds.txt (12087 words)

	Movie Info for The Giant of Marathon on MSN Movies
		Set in 490 B.C. when the Persian armies were ready to finish conquering Greece and head into Europe, Phidippides (Steve Reeves, who else?) rallies the Athenians and they fight a series of spectacular, massive battles.
		In reality, Phidippides had run 140 miles to Sparta and back to ask for their help before any battles began.
		Phidippides' final run from Marathon back to Athens to warn them about a second attack by the Persian forces is not depicted in this drama -- that last run on top of the futile, 280-mile round trip to Sparta, cost him his life.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=60565 (203 words)

	The Giant of Marathon - Synopsis - Moviefone
		Rather than telling a dramatized version of the exploits of the Greek runner Phidippides (or Philippides, as used here), this standard Italian costume drama has the great athlete almost single-handedly defeating the Persians.
		Set in 490 B.C. when the Persian armies were ready to finish conquering Greece and head into Europe, Phidippides (Steve Reeves, who else?) rallies the Athenians and they fight a series of spectacular, massive battles.
		In reality, Phidippides had run 140 miles to Sparta and back to ask for their help before any battles began.
	movies.aol.com /movie/the-giant-of-marathon/1109143/synopsis (198 words)

	Greek News - Cosmos FM to Honor Senator Paul Sarbanes with 2005 Phidippides Award in New York
		The award was inspired by the Athenian herald, Phidippides who ran 200 kilometers in two days to reach and request the aid of the Spartans in defending Athens from the Persians.
		Phidippides’ dedication and stamina in delivering the news are an inspiration to Cosmos FM.
		Paul Sarbanes was born in Salisbury, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, U.S. Senator Paul Spyros Sarbanes is the son of Greek immigrants from Laconia, Greece.
	www.greeknewsonline.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=3932 (667 words)

	Myrto Hotel
		The Athenian army headed back to defend Athens, but messenger Phidippides was sent ahead to carry the news of the victory and warn of the approaching Persian ships.
		He delivered the news of a Greek victory over the Persians while he uttered the world "nenikikamen" (we won) and then collapsed and died at the end of this historic run, thereby setting a precedent for dramatic conclusions to the marathon.
		Nearly 2,500 years later, the legend of Phidippides sparked the imaginations of the fathers of the modern Olympic Games.
	www.myrtohotel.com /en/loc_history.shtml (441 words)

	Clouds E-book by Aristophanes
		- PHIDIPPIDES He has fixed two days for the summons, the last day of the old moon and the first day of the new; but the deposits must only be paid on the first day of the new moon.
		Why, I am the one who had you taught how to refute what is right, and now you would persuade me it is right a son should beat his father.
		He replied bluntly, that it was stupid, while drinking, to play the lyre and sing, like a woman when she is grinding barley.
	www.19.5degs.com /ebook/clouds/269/read (12623 words)

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		So the Athenians sent out their fastest runner, Phidippides, to go and ask Sparta for help.
		Phidippides ran for two days and two nights to ask for assistance, but Sparta was having a festival and wouldn't help.
		Phidippides then ran to Athens, 22 miles away to share the good news.
	library.thinkquest.org /19317/htm/marathon.htm (117 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		PHIDIPPIDES (still sleeping) How many times round the track is the race for the chariots of war?
		PHIDIPPIDES (still asleep) Give the horse a good roll in the dust and lead him home.
		PHIDIPPIDES (awaking) What is the matter with you, father, that you groan and turn about the whole night through?
	hometown.aol.com /julesraven/test.htm (928 words)

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