Marathon, Greece

Marathon
Marathon; Μαραθώνας
	; The plain of Marathon today
	Location
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation:	0 m (0 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Mayor:	Ilias Psinakis
Population statistics (as of 2011)
	Municipality
- Population:	33,423
- Area:	222.75 km² (86 sq mi)
- Density:	150 /km² (389 /sq mi)
	Codes
Postal:	190 07
Telephone:	22940
Auto:	Z
	Website
	www.marathon.gr

Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathṓn) is a town in Greece and the site of the battle of Marathon around 490 BCE.

The name "Marathon" (Μαραθών) comes from the herb fennel, called marathon (μάραθον) or marathos (μάραθος) in Ancient Greek.^[2]^{[n 1]} so Marathon literally means "a place full of fennels".^[4]

Marathon, Greece Media

Ruins of a Frankish tower near Marathon
Plain of Marathon seen from the top of the Tomb of the Athenians. Marathon (Marathonas), Attica, Greece.
View of the Lake Marathon
Marathon battle memorial.
The Soros, a burial mound (Marathon tumuli) to the fallen of the Battle of Marathon

Notes

↑ The Greek word for fennel is first attested in Mycenaean Linear B on tablets MY Ge 602, MY Ge 606 + fr., MY Ge 605 + 607 + frr. + 60Sa + 605b - as 𐀔𐀨𐀶𐀺, ma-ra-tu-wo.^[3]

References

↑ PDF "(875 KB) 2001 Census". National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) (in Greek). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2007-10-30. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ μάραθον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at Perseus Project.
↑ "The Linear B word ma-ra-tu-wo". Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of Ancient languages. Raymoure, K.A. "ma-ra-tu-wo". Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2020-03-01. "MY 602 Ge (57)". "MY 606 Ge + fr. (57)". "MY 605 Ge + 607 + fr. [+] 60Sa + fr. [+] 605b + frr. (57)". DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo. University of Oslo.
↑ Μαραθών in Liddell and Scott.

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[4] The Greek word for fennel is first attested in Mycenaean Linear B on tablets MY Ge 602, MY Ge 606 + fr., MY Ge 605 + 607 + frr. + 60Sa + 605b - as 𐀔𐀨𐀶𐀺, ma-ra-tu-wo.^[3]

[population-1] PDF "(875 KB) 2001 Census". National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) (in Greek). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2007-10-30. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[marathon.28the_plant.29LSJreference-2] μάραθον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at Perseus Project.

[3] "The Linear B word ma-ra-tu-wo". Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of Ancient languages. Raymoure, K.A. "ma-ra-tu-wo". Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2020-03-01. "MY 602 Ge (57)". "MY 606 Ge + fr. (57)". "MY 605 Ge + 607 + fr. [+] 60Sa + fr. [+] 605b + frr. (57)". DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo. University of Oslo.

[Marathon.28the_place.29LSJreference-5] Μαραθών in Liddell and Scott.

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Marathon Μαραθώνας
The plain of Marathon today

Location

Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation:	0 m (0 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Mayor:	Ilias Psinakis
Population statistics (as of 2011^[1])
Municipality
- Population:	33,423
- Area:	222.75 km² (86 sq mi)
- Density:	150 /km² (389 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	190 07
Telephone:	22940
Auto:	Z
Website
www.marathon.gr