Greek soldiers didn't exactly wear Tevas, they wore a sort of boot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskin Also worth noting

Greek soldiers didn't exactly wear Tevas, they wore a sort of boot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskin Also worth noting that, as the story goes, the Marathon runner died upon delivering his message.