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Marathon, Greece

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Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/Katharevousa: Μαραθών, 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. [1]

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  1. 75 relations: Achaemenid Empire, Afidnes, Aiantis, Ancient Greek, Arcadia (region), Arvanites, Athens, Attica (region), Battle of Marathon, Castor and Pollux, Classical Athens, Darius the Great, Demotic Greek, Dilessi murders, Dimitrion Yordanidis, East Attica, Epopeus of Sicyon, Erechtheus, Eurystheus, Fennel, Flash flood, Government Gazette (Greece), Grammatiko, Greece, Heracleidae, Heracles, Herald, Herb, Herodes Atticus, History of Iran, Homer, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Hoplite, Kapandriti, Katharevousa, Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility, Lake Marathon, Linear B, List of municipalities and communities in Greece (1997–2010), List of settlements in Attica, Lucian, Marathon, Marathon (mythology), Marathon Dam, Miltiades, Modern Greek, Mycenae, Mycenaean Greek, Nea Makri, Odyssey, ... Expand index (25 more) »

  2. Ancient Greek cities
  3. Battle of Marathon
  4. Cities in ancient Attica
  5. Venues of the 1896 Summer Olympics
  6. Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics

Achaemenid Empire

The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.

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Afidnes

Afidnes (Αφίδνες, or Ἀφίδναι, from the Middle Ages until 1919: Κιούρκα - Kiourka) is a small town in East Attica, Greece. Marathon, Greece and Afidnes are Arvanite settlements, Cities in ancient Attica and Populated places in East Attica.

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Aiantis

Aiantis (Αἰαντίς) was a phyle of ancient Attica with six demes: Aphidna, Marathon, Oenoe, Rhamnous, Tricorythus and Phalerum.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Arcadia (region)

Arcadia (Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese.

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Arvanites

Arvanites (Arvanitika: Αρbε̱ρεσ̈ε̰, or Αρbε̰ρορε̱,; Greek: Αρβανίτες) are a population group in Greece of Albanian origin.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Attica (region)

Attica (translit) is an administrative region of Greece, that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, the core city of which is the country's capital and largest city, Athens.

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Battle of Marathon

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece.

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Castor and Pollux

Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi.

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Classical Athens

The city of Athens (Ἀθῆναι, Athênai a.tʰɛ̂ː.nai̯; Modern Greek: Αθήναι, Athine or, more commonly and in singular, Αθήνα, Athina) during the classical period of ancient Greece (480–323 BC) was the major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.

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Darius the Great

Darius I (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁; Δαρεῖος; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE.

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Demotic Greek

Demotic Greek or Dimotiki (Δημοτική Γλώσσα) is the standard spoken language of Greece in modern times and, since the resolution of the Greek language question in 1976, the official language of Greece.

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Dilessi murders

The Dilessi murders were committed between 4 and 7 April 1870, when one Italian and three English aristocrats were murdered at Dilesi (Δήλεσι), a coastal town in eastern Boeotia, by Greek brigands while touring the area near Marathon.

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Dimitrion Yordanidis

Dimitrion Yordanidis (born c. 1878 - died c. 1980) was a Greek runner, who, according to Guinness World Records, completed the 26-mile marathon course from Marathon, Greece to Athens on 10 October 1976 in 7 hours 33 minutes, aged 98.

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East Attica

East Attica (Ανατολική Αττική) is one of the regional units of Greece.

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Epopeus of Sicyon

In Greek mythology, Epopeus (Ancient Greek: Ἐπωπεύς) was the 17th king of Sicyon, with an archaic bird-name that linked him to epops (ἔποψ), the hoopoe, the "watcher".

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Erechtheus

Erechtheus (Ἐρεχθεύς) in Greek mythology was a king of Athens, the founder of the polis and, in his role as god, attached to Poseidon, as "Poseidon Erechtheus".

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Eurystheus

In Greek mythology, Eurystheus (broad strength) was king of Tiryns, one of three Mycenaean strongholds in the Argolid, although other authors including Homer and Euripides cast him as ruler of Argos.

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Fennel

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family.

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Flash flood

A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions.

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Government Gazette (Greece)

The Government Gazette (lit; Katharevousa: Ἑφημερίς τῆς Κυβερνήσεως) is the official journal of the Government of Greece which lists all laws passed in a set time period ratified by Cabinet and President.

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Grammatiko

Grammatiko (Γραμματικό) is a village in East Attica, Greece. Marathon, Greece and Grammatiko are Arvanite settlements and Populated places in East Attica.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Heracleidae

The Heracleidae (Ἡρακλεῖδαι) or Heraclids were the numerous descendants of Heracles, especially applied in a narrower sense to the descendants of Hyllus, the eldest of his four sons by Deianira (Hyllus was also sometimes thought of as Heracles' son by Melite).

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Heracles

Heracles (glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.

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Herald

A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms.

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Herb

In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances.

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Herodes Atticus

Herodes Atticus (Ἡρώδης; AD 101–177) was an Athenian rhetorician, as well as a Roman senator.

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History of Iran

The history of Iran (or Persia, as it was commonly known in the Western world) is intertwined with that of Greater Iran, a sociocultural region spanning the area between Anatolia in the west and the Indus River and Syr Darya in the east, and between the Caucasus and Eurasian Steppe in the north and the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south.

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Homer

Homer (Ὅμηρος,; born) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.

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Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, west of Boston.

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Hoplite

Hoplites (hoplîtai) were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields.

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Kapandriti

Kapandriti (Καπανδρίτι) is a town in the north of East Attica in Greece. Marathon, Greece and Kapandriti are Arvanite settlements and Populated places in East Attica.

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Katharevousa

Katharevousa (Καθαρεύουσα,, literally "purifying ") is a conservative form of the Modern Greek language conceived in the late 18th century as both a literary language and a compromise between Ancient Greek and the contemporary vernacular, Demotic Greek.

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Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility

Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility (Κέντρο Εκπομπής Κάτω Σουλίου) is a facility used by the Greek Navy for transmitting messages to submarines in the Low Frequency range at Kato Souli near Marathon, Greece.

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Lake Marathon

Lake Marathon or the Marathon Reservoir (Greek: Λίμνη Μαραθώνος or Λίμνη Μαραθώνα) is a man-made water supply reservoir formed from the construction of Marathon Dam at the junction of Charadros and Varnavas Torrents near the town of Marathon, Greece.

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Linear B

Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of the Greek language.

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List of municipalities and communities in Greece (1997–2010)

From 1 January 2011, in accordance with the Kallikratis plan, the administrative system of Greece was drastically overhauled.

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List of settlements in Attica

This is a list of settlements in the region of Attica, Greece.

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Lucian

Lucian of Samosata (Λουκιανὸς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal.

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Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of, usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes.

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Marathon (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Marathon (Μαραθῶνα), also Marathos or Marathus may refer to the same or four distinct characters who gave his name to Marathon, a town in Attica.

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Marathon Dam

The Marathon Dam is a gravity dam on the Charadros River, near its junction with the Varnavas Stream, west of Marathon and northeast of Athens in Greece.

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Miltiades

Miltiades (Μιλτιάδης Κίμωνος; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian citizen known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. Marathon, Greece and Miltiades are Battle of Marathon.

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Modern Greek

Modern Greek (Νέα Ελληνικά, Néa Elliniká, or Κοινή Νεοελληνική Γλώσσα, Kiní Neoellinikí Glóssa), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (Ελληνικά, italic), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to as Standard Modern Greek.

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Mycenae

Mycenae (𐀘𐀏𐀙𐀂; Μυκῆναι or Μυκήνη, Mykē̂nai or Mykḗnē) is an archaeological site near Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece.

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Mycenaean Greek

Mycenaean Greek is the most ancient attested form of the Greek language, on the Greek mainland and Crete in Mycenaean Greece (16th to 12th centuries BC), before the hypothesised Dorian invasion, often cited as the terminus ad quem for the introduction of the Greek language to Greece.

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Nea Makri

Nea Makri (Νέα Μάκρη) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Marathon, Greece and Nea Makri are Populated places in East Attica.

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Odyssey

The Odyssey (Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

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Oenoe (Attica)

Oenoe or Oinoe (Οἰνόη) was a deme of Athens, situated upon the confines of Boeotia and Attica, near Eleutherae, and upon the regular road to Plataea and Thebes. Marathon, Greece and Oenoe (Attica) are Demoi and Populated places in ancient Attica.

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Pandionis

Pandionis was an ancient phyle (tribe or clan) of Attica.

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Peloponnese

The Peloponnese, Peloponnesus (Pelopónnēsos) or Morea (Mōrèas; Mōriàs) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans.

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Penteli, Greece

Penteli (Πεντέλη) is a village and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece.

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Petalioi Gulf

The Petalioi Gulf (Κόλπος Πεταλιών - Kolpos Petalion) is a gulf of the Aegean Sea, Greece.

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Pheidippides

Pheidippides (Φειδιππίδης,,; "Son of Pheídippos") or Philippides (Φιλιππίδης) is the central figure in the story that inspired two modern sporting events, the marathon race and the Spartathlon. Marathon, Greece and Pheidippides are Battle of Marathon.

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Plutarch

Plutarch (Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos;; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.

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Probalinthus

Probalinthus or Probalinthos (Προβάλινθος) was a deme of ancient Attica, one of the Attic Tetrapolis (along with Marathon, Tricorythus, and Oenoe) located in the plain of Marathon. Marathon, Greece and Probalinthus are Demoi and Populated places in ancient Attica.

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Regions of ancient Greece

The regions of ancient Greece were sub-divisions of the Hellenic world as conceived by the Ancient Greeks of antiquity, shown by their presence in the works of ancient historians and geographers or in surviving legends and myths.

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Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre

The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (Ολυμπιακό Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχοινιά) was built to host the rowing and canoe sprint events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. Marathon, Greece and Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre are Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Sicyon

Sicyon (Σικυών; gen.: Σικυῶνος) or Sikyōn was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. Marathon, Greece and Sicyon are ancient Greek cities.

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Sophist

A sophist (sophistēs) was a teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE.

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Stamata

Stamata (Σταμάτα) is a community in Athens, East Attica regional unit, Greece. Marathon, Greece and Stamata are Populated places in East Attica.

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Stele

A stele,From Greek στήλη, stēlē, plural στήλαι stēlai; the plural in English is sometimes stelai based on direct transliteration of the Greek, sometimes stelae or stelæ based on the inflection of Greek nouns in Latin, and sometimes anglicized to steles.) or occasionally stela (stelas or stelæ) when derived from Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument.

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Tetrapolis (Attica)

Tetrapolis (Greek: Τετράπολις) comprised one of the twelve districts into which Attica was divided before the time of Theseus.

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Theseus

Theseus (Θησεύς) was a divine hero and the founder of Athens from Greek mythology.

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Tricorythus

Tricorythus or Trikorythos (Τρικόρυθος) or Tricorynthus or Trikorynthos (Τρικόρυνθος) or Tricorinthus or Trikorinthos (Τρικόρινθος) was a deme of ancient Athens, in the plain of Marathon in northeast Attica. Marathon, Greece and Tricorythus are Demoi and Populated places in ancient Attica.

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Tumulus

A tumulus (tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

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University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo; Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway.

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Varnavas

Varnavas (Βαρνάβας "Barnabas") is a town in East Attica, Greece. Marathon, Greece and Varnavas are Arvanite settlements and Populated places in East Attica.

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Windsurfing

Windsurfing is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing.

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Xiamen

Xiamen is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait.

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Xuthus

In Greek mythology, Xuthus (Ξοῦθος Xouthos) was a Phthian prince who later became a king of Peloponnesus.

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1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics (Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Αθήνα 1896), were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.

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2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympics (Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (label) and officially branded as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.

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See also

Ancient Greek cities

Battle of Marathon

Cities in ancient Attica

Venues of the 1896 Summer Olympics

Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon,_Greece

Also known as Bay of Marathon, History of Marathon, Greece, Marathon (deme), Marathona, Marathónas, Μαραθών, Μαραθώνας.

, Oenoe (Attica), Pandionis, Peloponnese, Penteli, Greece, Petalioi Gulf, Pheidippides, Plutarch, Probalinthus, Regions of ancient Greece, Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre, Sicyon, Sophist, Stamata, Stele, Tetrapolis (Attica), Theseus, Tricorythus, Tumulus, University of Oslo, Varnavas, Windsurfing, Xiamen, Xuthus, 1896 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics.