Marathon, Greece

Marathon
Marathon ; Μαραθ?να?
	; The plain of Marathon today
	Location
Time zone :	EET / EEST ( UTC+2 / 3 )
Elevation :	0 m (0 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery :	Attica
Mayor :	Ilias Psinakis
Population statistics (as of 2011 )
	Municipality
- Population:	33,423
- Area:	222.75 km² (86 sq mi )
- Density:	150 /km² (389 /sq mi)
	Codes
Postal :	190 07
Telephone :	22940
Auto :	Z
	Website
	www.marathon.gr

Marathon ( Demotic Greek : Μαραθ?να?, Marathonas ; Attic / Katharevousa : Μαραθ?ν , Marath?n ) is a town in Greece and the site of the battle of Marathon around 490 BCE.

The name "Marathon" ( Μαραθ?ν ) comes from the herb fennel , called marathon ( μ?ραθον ) or marathos ( μ?ραθο? ) in Ancient Greek. ^[2]^{[n 1]} so Marathon literally means "a place full of fennels". ^[4]

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↑ The Greek word for fennel is first attested in Mycenaean Linear B on tablets MY Ge 602, MY Ge 606 + fr., MY Ge 605 + 607 + frr. + 60Sa + 605b - as ???????? , ma-ra-tu-wo . ^[3]

References [ change | change source ]

↑ "(875 KB) 2001 Census" (PDF) . National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) (in Greek). www.statistics.gr . Retrieved 2007-10-30 .
↑ μ?ραθον . Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek?English Lexicon at Perseus Project .
↑ "The Linear B word ma-ra-tu-wo" . Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of Ancient languages. Raymoure, K.A. "ma-ra-tu-wo" . Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B . Deaditerranean. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05 . Retrieved 2020-03-01 . "MY 602 Ge (57)" . "MY 606 Ge + fr. (57)" . "MY 605 Ge + 607 + fr. [+] 60Sa + fr. [+] 605b + frr. (57)" . D?MOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo . University of Oslo .
↑ Μαραθ?ν in Liddell and Scott.

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[4] The Greek word for fennel is first attested in Mycenaean Linear B on tablets MY Ge 602, MY Ge 606 + fr., MY Ge 605 + 607 + frr. + 60Sa + 605b - as ???????? , ma-ra-tu-wo . ^[3]

[population-1] "(875 KB) 2001 Census" (PDF) . National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) (in Greek). www.statistics.gr . Retrieved 2007-10-30 .

[marathon(the_plant)LSJreference-2] μ?ραθον . Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek?English Lexicon at Perseus Project .

[3] "The Linear B word ma-ra-tu-wo" . Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of Ancient languages. Raymoure, K.A. "ma-ra-tu-wo" . Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B . Deaditerranean. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05 . Retrieved 2020-03-01 . "MY 602 Ge (57)" . "MY 606 Ge + fr. (57)" . "MY 605 Ge + 607 + fr. [+] 60Sa + fr. [+] 605b + frr. (57)" . D?MOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo . University of Oslo .

[Marathon(the_place)LSJreference-5] Μαραθ?ν in Liddell and Scott.

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