RIP Pheidippides

[Hilga]

Died on this date in 490 BC. The traditional story relates that Pheidippides (530 BC–490 BC), an Athenian herald, was sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon, Greece. He ran 240 km (150 miles) in two days. He then ran the 40 km (25 miles) from the battlefield near Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) with the word "Νενικήκαμεν" (Nenikékamen, "We have won") and collapsed and died on the spot from exhaustion.

Without him the world would be much fatter even than it currently is. RIP my friend.

 

[icburns]

Oh, I thought you meant the Pheidippides from Aristophenes' "The Clouds." What a hilarious misunderstanding.

 

[Hilga]

"A moment of silence for an Athenian legend please....................Thank you."

 

[icburns]

"A moment of silence for an Athenian legend please....................Thank you."

No disrespect. The man's a legend. An actual legend, like. It doesn't matter how much Herodotus may or may not have embellished the tale.

Get Vellios on ffs.

 

[ToffeeMark]

Let this kind of tragedy never happy again.

Thank you Alexander Graham Bell, Thank you Guiglielmo Marconi, Thank you Ray Tomlinson. Thank you that I don't have to run anywhere to deliver messages.

RIP the little greek chap.

 

[somuchfun]

FFS KENWRONG. RIP PHEIDIPPIDES.

 

[ricardobee]

FFS KENWRONG. RIP PHEIDIPPIDES.

RIP Pheidippides, and also his lesser known, Everton supporting brother, Deisarshytedes

 

[Frank Drebin]

I entered a marathon once, got chocolate all over my knob.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I entered a marathon once, got chocolate all over my knob.

You must be nuts

 

[Desaparecido]

Get a horse lad ffs

 

[ToffeeMark]

Get a horse lad ffs

They all had wings and flew in those days, couldn't catch one poor bugger