Nike (Monument at Marathon)

church · 550 BC – 2099 AD

A monument to the Battle of Marathon. Eugene Vanderpool describes the location of the monument as lying in the northeastern part of the plain of Marathon. A Christian chapel known as the Panagia Mesosporitissa marks the vicinity of this monument. In the area of the chapel are a well that reuses ancient marble and the ruins of a medieval tower that was built from re-used ancient blocks, including a massive Ionic column capital and two large column drums.

Coordinates
38.14090, 24.00009
Also known as
Nike, Monu. (en), Nike, Monu. (en), tropaion lithou leukou (grc), τρόπαιον λίθου λευκού (grc)
Dating
attested

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