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| − | '''Pheidippedes''' | + | '''Pheidippedes''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] messenger reputed to have run from [[Marathon]] to [[Athens]] in 490 BC to tell the Athenians they had won the battle against the [[Persians]]<ref>http://www.coolrunning.co.nz/articles/2002a007.html</ref>. In legend, Pheidippedes was reputed to have said "Rejoice, we conquer!" and then dropped dead of exhaustion. The modern-day race known as the marathon commemorates his twenty-six mile run. |
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Pheidippedes was a Greek messenger reputed to have run from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to tell the Athenians they had won the battle against the Persians[1]. In legend, Pheidippedes was reputed to have said "Rejoice, we conquer!" and then dropped dead of exhaustion. The modern-day race known as the marathon commemorates his twenty-six mile run.