Marathon
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ancient town
archaeological museum
battle
burial mound
long-distance running event
municipality
prehistoric settlement
reservoir
sanctuary
settlement
town
Marathon is an ancient town in northeastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon in 490 BC that inspired the modern long-distance race.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Marathon | 0 |
| Marathon Reservoir | 0 |
| Marathon tumulus | 0 |
| Archaeological Museum of Marathon | 0 |
| Municipality of Marathon | 0 |
| Sanctuary of Egyptian gods at Marathon | 0 |
| Vrana | 0 |
| modern marathon footrace | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological museum ⓘ battle ⓘ burial mound ⓘ long-distance running event ⓘ municipality ⓘ prehistoric settlement ⓘ reservoir ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| combatant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Athenian army ⓘ Plataean army ⓘ |
| commemorates | Athenian dead of the Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| date | 490 BC ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 40 kilometers northeast of Athens ⓘ |
| etymology | possibly derived from Greek word for fennel "marathos" ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Sanctuary of Egyptian gods at Marathon
ⓘ
prehistoric settlement at Vrana ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | Marathon Run events in Greece ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| hasModernMunicipality | Municipality of Marathon ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Archaeological Museum of Marathon ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Marathon tumulus ⓘ |
| inspired | modern marathon footrace name ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Marathon
ⓘ
origin of the marathon race legend ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ northeastern Attica ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Marathon plain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Marathon Reservoir ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greco-Persian Wars
ⓘ
regional unit of East Attica ⓘ |
| region |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
|
| result | Greek victory ⓘ |
| seat | Marathon self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted Athenian prestige
ⓘ
halted first Persian invasion of Greece ⓘ |
| supplies | Athens water system ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Greece
subject surface form:
Archaeological Museum of Marathon
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Egyptian gods at Marathon
subject surface form:
Marathon Reservoir
subject surface form:
modern marathon footrace