Phedipides

Pheidippides, English name: Pheidippides, translation: Pheidippides (or translation: Pheidippides, Pheidippides) is a soldier in ancient Greece , good at long-distance running, is a famous "scud ". In the Hippo War , in order to convey the news of the victory of Greece to the compatriots in Athens, he was injured and ran more than 40 kilometers in one breath. Finally, he died of exhaustion after telling the news of the victory to the compatriots in Athens. People added a marathon in the first Athens Olympic Games to commemorate him , and it has been carried forward ever since.

Pheidippides
Hometown Athens
place of birth Athens,
Ancient Greecegendermale
Country of Citizenship Athens, Ancient Greece
profession Military soldier

Introduction

Phedipides, a native of Athenian , was not luxuriously born. In his youth, he joined the starting point of the ancient Greek army Phedipides. He was chosen as a messenger because of his outstanding long-distance running ability. In 490 BC , at the battle of Marathon , Athenian soldiers defeated the Persians. In order to quickly transmit the victory news back to the city of Athens, Phedipides once again ran from the marathon to the central square of the city of Athens. After successfully delivering the message, he fell to the ground due to exhaustion. This person's name is destined to go down in the annals of history and will be admired by future generations.

experience

In 490 BC, the war in the Persian Empire and ancient Greece (known as the Persian War , former BC 492- 449 ), the king of the Persian Empire, Darius crossing Haixi invasion, attack the city Gentiles tica Greece, in Landing in Marathon Bay northeast of Athens . The Persians hit the marathon outside Athens.

The Greek governor sent a soldier named Phydipides to Sparta for help. As a result, Phydipides had traveled 150 kilometers in 35 hours, but the Spartans said that they would not be able to send troops until ten days. Phedipides returned to the marathon as quickly as possible, and as a result, the Athenians had to fight their backs against the Persian army.

The Athenian army fought bravely and finally defeated the Persian army in the Marathon Plain, and finally won the victory against aggression. In order to quickly tell the Athenians the news of the victory, the ancient Greek general Methey had to send the long-distance runner winner Phedipides to convey the news. After Phedipides succeeded in delivering the news, he fell to the ground due to lack of physical strength.

1. In another battle in ancient Greece, Phedipides set out from Athens, along the coast of the Aegean Sea, through the mountains of the Peloponnese Peninsula , and ran to Sparta for help. The total distance is 246 kilometers.

2. In the Hippo War, in order to convey the news of the victory of Greece to the compatriots in Athens, he was injured and ran more than 40 kilometers in one breath, and finally died of exhaustion after telling the news of the victory to the compatriots in Athens.

1. The "national hero" of ancient Greece added a marathon at the first Athens Olympic Games in memory of him .

2. In the ultramarathon (Spartan), the route and distance from Phidippidis to Sparta for help are used as the competition standard.

Marathon

In order to commemorate the victory of this battle and commend the contribution of the dedicated hero Philipedes, the marathon was set up at the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896. The marathon of the first Olympic Games was from Marathon ran to Athens, the distance was about 40.2 kilometers. In subsequent races, the distance of the marathon varies. Until 1924, the IAAF stipulated that 42.193 kilometers, the mileage sent by Phidippides, was used as the running distance.

Marathon was originally a place name in Greece. 30 kilometers northeast of Athens. Its name originates from the Phoenician word marathus, which means "multiple fennel", which was named after the numerous fennel trees that grew here in ancient times. The marathon in sports gets its name from this. According to the route taken by Felipides that year, it was determined to be 40 kilometers and 200 meters in length. In 1920, after careful measurement, the distance was changed to 40 kilometers and 195 meters. The name of Felipides and the battle of Marathon will survive the Olympic torch from generation to generation. After the first Olympic Games in 1896, marathons have been widely held all over the world. The United States has held the Boston Marathon in 1897 and has held 104 marathons in 2000, making it the world's oldest marathon.