Marathonas
The Battlefield of Marathon
In early September 490 BC, an outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persian invasion force on the plain of Marathon, northeast of Athens — a victory that shaped the course of Greek history.
From the source
Marathon (Griekenland), waar begin september 490 v.Chr. het Atheense leger de Perzen versloeg.
Editorial reading
The Battle of Marathon pitted around 10,000 Athenian and Plataean hoplites against a much larger Persian expeditionary force sent by King Darius I. Fought on the coastal plain of Marathon, the battle ended in a decisive Athenian victory that halted the first Persian invasion of Greece. The Athenian dead, 192 men according to the official record kept at the site, were buried together on the battlefield in a large earthen mound known as the Soros, or Tumulus of the Athenians — an unusual honor, since Athenians were normally buried at home. The tumulus still stands on the plain today and is maintained by the Greek Ministry of Culture as a protected archaeological monument.
Recommendation
Few battlefields let you stand this close to the event itself: the Tumulus of the Athenians marks the exact resting place of the men who fought here, and the plain around it remains largely open countryside, allowing visitors to read the terrain much as the ancient historians described it.