Individual #battle_of_Marathon__Marathon  a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
  instance of:  pitched_battle
  part of:  Greece__Hellenic_Republic__Ellas  town a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
     part of:  Europe  the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
        part of:  Eurasia  the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
           part of:  eastern_hemisphere__easternhemisphere__orient  the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
           part of:  northern_hemisphere  the hemisphere north of the equator
     part of:  Mediterranean_region

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