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'''Marathon Beach''' is a beach which constitutes the northeast region of [[Attika]], [[Greece]]. The area was known for the [[Battle of Marathon]] fought during the [[Greco-Persian Wars|First Persian invasion]] between [[Athens]] and the [[Achaemenid Empire]] in 490 BCE.
'''Marathon Beach''' was a region of [[Attika]], [[Greece]].


==History==
==History==
In 490 BCE, the [[Battle of Marathon]] was fought in the region.
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the beach was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] explored the area.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The town itself does not appear in ''Odyssey''.
*According to a Greek myth, [[Theseus]] slew the [[Kretan Bull|Marathonian Bull]] in the region, as told by [[Barnabas]].
*According to a Greek myth, [[Theseus]] slew the [[Kretan Bull|Marathonian Bull]] in the region, as told by [[Barnabas]].



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Marathon Beach is a beach which constitutes the northeast region of Attika, Greece. The area was known for the Battle of Marathon fought during the First Persian invasion between Athens and the Achaemenid Empire in 490 BCE.

History

During the Peloponnesian War, the beach was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]

Trivia

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