Place:Marathon, East Attica, Attikis, Greece

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NameMarathon
Alt namesMarathonasource: Wikipedia
Marathonassource: Wikipedia
Marathónsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates38.15°N 23.95°E
Located inEast Attica, Attikis, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: , Marathṓn) is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. Legend has it that Pheidippides, a Greek herald at the battle, was sent running from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory, which is how the marathon running race was conceived in modern times. Today it is part of East Attica regional unit, in the outskirts of Athens and a popular resort town and center of agriculture.

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