April
21
/ 2023
‘ Nenikekmen / We are victorious’ cried Pheidippides as he stumbled exhausted into Athens’ agora, after running over the mountain, to announce their victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. In a sense this cry heralded the victory of democracy over tyranny and despotism. A panoramic view of the plains of Marathon on the east coast of Attica, once covered with fennel ( marathos) may not be the most picturesque landscape of Greece, but it is best known for the Battle of Marathon. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"107152","attributes":{"alt":"The Plains of Marathon by John Varley (1834) (Public Domain)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 610px; height: 401px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] The Plains of Marathon by John Varley (1834) ( Public Domain ) Mythology of Marathon Yet, drawing back the curtain
