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The '''Marble Trophy''' is a [[marble]] victory column located northwest of the [[Marathon Beach]] in [[Attika]], [[Greece]], featuring the winged statue of [[Nike]] holding a wreath, looking out over the [[Euripos Strait]].
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The '''Marble Trophy''' is a victory column located near the [[Marathon Beach]] in [[Attika]], [[Greece]].


Erected following the [[battle of Marathon]] in 490 BCE, the trophy featured the winged statue of [[Nike]] holding a wreath, looking out over the [[Euripos Strait]]. During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the monument.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Following the [[battle of Marathon]] in 490 BCE, the [[Athens|Athenians]] and their allies erected the trophy to mark their victory and the 6,400 [[Iran|Persian]] soldiers killed during the battle.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Marble Trophy]]</ref>


==Trivia==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the monument.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
*Though the victory column with this history exists, it seems that [[Ubisoft]] has split the story of it in two: the Greek traveler and geographer {{Wiki|Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias}} tells the story of Phidias crafting a statue out of marble brought by Persians, but that it was the [[Statue of Nemesis]] he'd made, for the city of {{Wiki|Rhamnous}}, the most important site for the worship of the deity in ancient Greece.
 
==Gallery==
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ACOD Marble Trophy Oversee Aegean Sea.jpg|The column overlooking the [[Aegean Sea]]
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==Appearances==
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 12 May 2026

Marble Trophy

The Marble Trophy is a marble victory column located northwest of the Marathon Beach in Attika, Greece, featuring the winged statue of Nike holding a wreath, looking out over the Euripos Strait.

Following the battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, the Athenians and their allies erected the trophy to mark their victory and the 6,400 Persian soldiers killed during the battle.[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the monument.[2]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Marble Trophy
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey


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