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 | |
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 The plain of Marathon today | |
| Location | |
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| 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 | |
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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
The Soros, a burial mound (Marathon tumuli) to the fallen of the Battle of Marathon
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Notes
References
- ↑ PDF (875 KB) 2001 Census (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ)www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ↑ μάραθον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at Perseus Project.
- ↑ The Linear B word ma-ra-tu-woPalaeolexicon. Word study tool of Ancient languages. Raymoure, K.A.. ma-ra-tu-wo. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear BDeaditerranean. 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 OsloUniversity of Oslo.
- ↑ Μαραθών in Liddell and Scott.
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