Marathon, Greece
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.
| Marathon Μαραθώνας | |
|---|---|
| The plain of Marathon today 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 | |
| 40px | |
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
- Oinoi Frankish Tower - Near Marathon, May 2014 - panoramio.jpg
Ruins of a Frankish tower near Marathon
- Plain of Marathon 1.jpg
Plain of Marathon seen from the top of the Tomb of the Athenians. Marathon (Marathonas), Attica, Greece.
- Marathon-See - Staumauer 2011.jpg
View of the Lake Marathon
- Statue Niké - Marathon (GRA2) - 2022-03-21 - 3.jpg
- Marathon, the mound of the Plataeans.jpg
The Soros, a burial mound (Marathon tumuli) to the fallen of the Battle of Marathon
Notes
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ μάραθον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at Perseus Project.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Μαραθών in Liddell and Scott.
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