490BC

What happened with running shoes in 490BC?
Pheidippides ran to Athens in terra cotta boots to deliver his message that sparked the legend of Marathon

The Athenian army defeated the invading Persian army in a battle in the plain of Marathon which is about 26 miles north of Athens. According to the legend, the Athenians then ordered the messenger Pheidippides to run ahead to Athens and announce the victory to the city.

Painting of Pheidippides as he gave word of the Greek victory over Persia at the Battle of Marathon to the people of Athens

Statue of Pheidippides along the Marathon Road.

What else happened in 490BC?
The Athenians begin the building of a temple to Athena Parthenos.

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