Marathon, Greece

Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, "Marathónas"; Attic/Katharevousa: , "Marathṓn") is a town in Greece and the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BCE.
The name "Marathon" () comes from the herb fennel, called "marathon" () or "marathos" () in Ancient Greek. so "Marathon" literally means "a place full of fennels".