Battle of Marathon

The event's medal was unveiled during the official press conference for the 41st Athens Authentic Marathon on Thursday at the Tae Kwon Do Arena at Faliro in southern Athens.

A wildfire that broke out on Wednesday in Marathon, eastern Attica. has been partially contained by firefighting forces. 

Thick smoke covers the National Highway in Athens from a wildfire that broke out in a farmland and forest area in Varnavas, Attica region, Greece, 11 August 2024.

Türkiye has offered aid to Greece in its fight against the wildfires that broke out near Athens over the weekend.

The 44 year old man accused of the murder of the 54 year old surveyor in Neo Psychiko has been sent to prison with the agreement of the investigator and the prosecutor.

The end of the thread of the unplanned murder that took place on Tuesday morning (2/7) in Neo Psychiko with the victim of the 54-year-old topographer Panagiotis Stathis attempt to find the executives of Homicide in order to reach the traces of the perpetrator and the perpetrators.

Experience the Authentic Athens Marathon this November. This historic race traces the legendary 490 BCE route taken by Pheidippides, who is said to have run from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the victory of the battle of Marathon. The weekend features a bundle of events and races, including the Marathon Expo and family races.

The body of an unidentified man was recovered Sunday off a beach northeast of Athens with a 10-kilogram (22-pound) barbell attached to his leg with a rope, the coast guard said.

Pantelis Flatsousis and his team present a unique performance at the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus. Based on Aeschylus' classic play "Seven Against Thebes," this production explores the theme of war and its devastating consequences.

The municipal authority of Marathon, East Attica, has vowed to launch a probe into the illegal construction of 13 seaside bungalows on a privately owned plot of land inside a Natura-protected national park.

Police on Friday were looking for a 42-year-old father accused of leaving his 7-year-old child alone in their house in the northern suburb of Neo Psychiko and taking off.

According to police, the 41-year-old mother of the child left it in the care of her husband, who then proceeded to lock the youngster up in a room and leave the house.