Herodotos and Hemerodromoi: Pheidippides' Run from Athens to Sparta in 490 BC from Historical and Physiological Perspectives

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Abstract

Artiklen behandler de oldgræske 'hemerodromoi' - militære langdistanceilbud - i almindelighed og den athenske hemerodromos Pheidippides' løb fra Athen til Sparta i år 490 f.Kr., idet både historiske og fysiologiske forhold tages under behandling.
Original languageEnglish
JournalHermes - Zeitschrift für Klassische Philologie
Volume137.2
Pages (from-to)148-69
Number of pages21
ISSN0018-0777
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Battle of Marathon
  • Persian Wars
  • Pan
  • Hemerodromoi
  • Pheidippides
  • Long distance running
  • Communication
  • Ancient history

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