Ramnous was an ancient Greek city in Attica situated on the coast, overlooking the Euboean Strait. Its ruins are the best-preserved demos (a subdivision of a city-state) site of Attica and lie northwest of the modern town of Agia Marina in the municipality of Marathon. Strategically located on a hill very close to the sea, the town overlooked and controlled two natural ports of vital importance to the Athenians, in terms of both commerce and warfare.
