Battle of Marathon site
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The Battle of Marathon site is the historic battlefield in Greece where Athenian forces defeated a larger Persian army in 490 BCE, a pivotal event in the Greco-Persian Wars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| plain of Marathon | 3 |
| Battle of Marathon site canonical | 1 |
| ancient city of Marathon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11629531 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Marathon site Context triple: [Attica peninsula, containsBattlefield, Battle of Marathon site]
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A.
Archaeological Museum of Marathon
The Archaeological Museum of Marathon is a museum in Greece that showcases artifacts from the ancient city of Marathon and its surrounding region, including finds from the famous Battle of Marathon.
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B.
Tanagra archaeological site
The Tanagra archaeological site is an ancient settlement in Boeotia, Greece, best known for yielding the famous Tanagra terracotta figurines and rich remains from the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
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Athens Lyceum archaeological park
Athens Lyceum archaeological park is the excavated site in central Athens where Aristotle’s ancient philosophical school once stood, now preserved as an open-air historical and educational landmark.
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D.
Stadium of Delphi
The Stadium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic arena located above the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletic contests of the Pythian Games were held.
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E.
Histria archaeological site
The Histria archaeological site is the remains of an ancient Greek colony on the western Black Sea coast, renowned as one of the earliest urban settlements in the region and a key center of trade and culture in antiquity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Marathon site Target entity description: The Battle of Marathon site is the historic battlefield in Greece where Athenian forces defeated a larger Persian army in 490 BCE, a pivotal event in the Greco-Persian Wars.
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A.
Archaeological Museum of Marathon
The Archaeological Museum of Marathon is a museum in Greece that showcases artifacts from the ancient city of Marathon and its surrounding region, including finds from the famous Battle of Marathon.
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B.
Tanagra archaeological site
The Tanagra archaeological site is an ancient settlement in Boeotia, Greece, best known for yielding the famous Tanagra terracotta figurines and rich remains from the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
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C.
Athens Lyceum archaeological park
Athens Lyceum archaeological park is the excavated site in central Athens where Aristotle’s ancient philosophical school once stood, now preserved as an open-air historical and educational landmark.
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D.
Stadium of Delphi
The Stadium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic arena located above the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletic contests of the Pythian Games were held.
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E.
Histria archaeological site
The Histria archaeological site is the remains of an ancient Greek colony on the western Black Sea coast, renowned as one of the earliest urban settlements in the region and a key center of trade and culture in antiquity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic battlefield ⓘ |
| associatedConflict |
First Persian invasion of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSiteOf | Athenian hoplites fallen at Marathon ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorEvent | 490 BCE ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 40 kilometers northeast of Athens ⓘ |
| eventOccurredHere | Battle of Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access from Athens ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | eastern Attica ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | agricultural plain ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Marathon Tumulus of the Athenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soros mound ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseum | Marathon Archaeological Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Marathon plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding mountains of northeastern Attica ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected archaeological site of Greece ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalToponym | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorBelligerentAtSite |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay of Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeOfMajorEvent | Athenian victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Marathon plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayMunicipality | Municipality of Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Marathon run legend
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Pheidippides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in military history
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symbol of Greek resistance to Persia ⓘ turning point in Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| strategicFeature |
coastal plain
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marshland ⓘ surrounding hills ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMainUse | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
battlefield tourism destination
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
archaeological interest
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commemoration of the Battle of Marathon ⓘ historical education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Marathon site Description of subject: The Battle of Marathon site is the historic battlefield in Greece where Athenian forces defeated a larger Persian army in 490 BCE, a pivotal event in the Greco-Persian Wars.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
plain of Marathon
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Marathon
this entity surface form:
plain of Marathon