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The Road to Sparta

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Road to Sparta

By Dean Karnazes

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About the book

In 490 BCE Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion. He was hailed as a hero and his run stands enduringly as one of greatest physical accomplishments in history.Dean Karnazes honours this achievement and his own Greek heritage by attempting this ancient journey in modern times. His account of running the gruelling Spartathlon, fuelled only by the figs, olives and meats available to Pheidippides, will captivate even the...Show more

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9781760294656

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Published year

2017

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1

Original title

The Road to Sparta

Format

Paperback

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