Question

Read the timeline. Why was Pheidippides important?

Answer 1

Why was Pheidippides so important? Well Pheidippides was an Indian fast runner who according to a myth would've sprung from the city of Marathon in the eastern part of the Attica Peninsula to Athens with a message that the Greek forces led by Miltiades how do triumphs at the Battle of the marathon in 490 BC and according to the Myth pheidippides would have died because of the long spurge. He was also sent to ask for reinforcements before the important battle now the Spartans sent troops but they didn't come to the marathon until the battle was over and the Persians were beating pheidippides where is important because he ran all the way to Sparta to collect to the Spartan military to battle the Persians to explain further he was the runner from Athens who ran across from Marathon to Sparta just to ask for help and he also later ran 25 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory

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Answer 2

Pheidippides was an Athenian fast runner who, according to a myth, would have sprung from the city of Marathon on the eastern part of the Attica Peninsula to Athens with the message that the Greek forces led by Miltiades had triumphed at the Battle of the Marathon in 490 BC. According to the myth, Pheidippides would have died because of the long spurge. He was sent to ask for reinforcements, before the important battle. The Spartans sent troops, but they did not come to the Marathon until the battle was over and the Persians were beaten.