Marathon plain
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Marathon plain is a historic coastal plain in eastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marathon plain canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal plain
ⓘ
historical geographic region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | East Attica regional unit ⓘ |
| ancientRegion | deme of Marathon ⓘ |
| archaeologicalImportance |
Classical period remains
ⓘ
burial mounds from Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian army
ⓘ
Herodotus ⓘ Miltiades the Younger ⓘ
surface form:
Miltiades
Persian army ⓘ |
| battleDate | 490 BC ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
origin of the marathon race legend
ⓘ
symbol of Greek resistance to Persia ⓘ |
| distanceToAthens | about 40 km northeast of Athens ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the ancient town of Marathon ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
farming
ⓘ
residential development ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Marathon tumulus
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathon Tumulus (Soros of the Plataeans)
Marathon tumulus ⓘ
surface form:
Tumulus of the Athenians
|
| hasNearbyFeature |
Marathon Bay
ⓘ
Mount Pentelicus ⓘ Schinias Marsh ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Schinias National Park ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Marathon ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Marathon
ⓘ
site of Battle of Marathon in 490 BC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
ⓘ
East Attica regional unit ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Attica
|
| locatedInTime | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| modernUse | recreation and sports events ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | Attica peninsula ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | legend of the runner from Marathon to Athens ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defensive position for Athens in antiquity ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
coastal
ⓘ
flat ⓘ |
| tourism |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedFor | agriculture ⓘ |
| waterFeature | streams and marshes near the coast ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.