Museums
Fully renovated in 1994, the Archeological Museum of Marathon mainly houses five thematic exhibition rooms, a patio and a large storage basement. Its collections come directly from excavations in the surrounding area and include items from the Prehistoric period to the late Roman era, the most famous being from the tombs of the Athenians and the Plataians who fought at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC).
The Marathon Run Museum is located in the northeastern region of Attica, Marathon, the place where the marathon race was born. The small museum showcases more than 4,000 exhibits that present the Marathon race from 1896 to present day. While its permanent exhibition is divided into two sections.
The Tombs of Marathon, 42 kilometres from Athens, are the burial mounds of the brave Athenian and Plataean heroes who gave their lives during the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, where their heavily outnumbered army defeated the mighty Persians. There are three monuments of the plain of Marathon, the Athenian Tumulus, the Plataean Tumulus, and a victory column erected by the Athenians.
Attributed to Herod Atticus, a dynamic and prominent personality, who was born in Marathon, the Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods was dedicated to Serapis a Hellenised version of the god Osiris as well as his consort Isis and their son Horus. The archeological site is located in the area Brexiza, about 1.5 km south of the Tomb of the Athenians and dates back to around 150-160 AD.
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.