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To: bray

“...Philippides, the Greek messenger... was taking part in the Battle of Marathon... witnessed a Persian vessel changing its course towards Athens...ran the entire distance to Athens without stopping,..burst into the assembly, exclaiming νενικήκαμεν (nenikēkamen, “we have won!”), before collapsing and dying.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon


5 posted on 04/26/2023 6:08:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

“Philippides, the Greek messenger...”

Uh, that would be Phidippides.


10 posted on 04/26/2023 6:29:48 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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