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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tumulus of the Athenians Alternative Name: Soros of MarathonCountry: Greece Region: Central Greece Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Athens Nearest Village: Marathon
Latitude: 38.117840N Longitude: 23.978190E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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bat400 visited on 12th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Lies in the center of a park-like area. Admission is charged, but its free if you have already visited the Marathon Museum and show your ticket. Less exciting, than it is inspiring.
A force of 7,000 Athenians and Plataeans defeated 20,000 Persians. The Greeks lost 192 men and the Persians 7,000. The Persians then fled in disarray on their ships and their invasion of Greece was broken. The cremated remains of the Athenians were buried under this mound and a stele was erected in their memory but appears to have been taken to a museum, probably the one in Athens.
The Greeks then sent Pheidippides on a 42 Km run to Athens to announce the victory, but the hapless hero died of exhaustion soon after fulfilling his mission.
Pausanias wrote: "On the plain is the grave of the Athenians, and upon it are slabs giving the names of the killed according to their tribes"
The site should be seen in conjunction with Trophy of the Athenians and Tumulus of the Plataeans nearby.
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1.6km NW 320° Tsepi Early Helladic Graves* Chambered Tomb
1.6km S 176° Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods* Ancient Temple
2.1km W 281° Vranas Mycenaean Tholos* Chambered Cairn
2.6km WNW 284° Tumulus of the Plataeans* Round Barrow(s)
2.8km W 279° Marathon Museum* Museum
2.8km W 280° Vranas Middle Helladic Graves* Chambered Tomb
3.2km NE 37° Trophy of the Athenians* Sculptured Stone
5.9km NW 317° Temple of Pythian Apollo* Ancient Temple
6.1km NW 318° Pan Cave Cave or Rock Shelter
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11.9km NNE 21° Ramnous Temple of Nemesis* Ancient Temple
12.4km NNE 20° Ramnous* Hillfort
12.8km SSE 162° Askitario* Ancient Village or Settlement
15.6km S 170° Temple of Artemis Tauropolos* Ancient Temple
21.4km S 176° Vravrona Temple of Artemis* Ancient Temple
21.4km S 176° Vravrona Tomb of Iphigenia* Chambered Cairn
21.6km S 176° Vravrona Museum* Museum
22.5km NNW 329° Amfiaraio* Ancient Temple
23.4km E 88° Kapsala Drakospita* Ancient Temple
25.4km ENE 77° Dragonhouses* Ancient Temple
25.9km WSW 236° National Archaeological Museum Athens* Museum
26.0km SW 233° Cycladic Museum at Athens* Museum
27.0km W 268° Fili Fortress* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
27.0km SW 232° Temple of Olympian Zeus* Ancient Temple
27.3km SW 234° Acropolis Museum* Museum
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