Founded in 1975 in an idyllic rural location close to the renowned tumulus of Marathon.
With artifacts primarily from the prehistoric cemeteries in Vrana and Tsepi, the Athenians' and Plataeans' mounds from their battle against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC), and the Roman sanctuary of the Egyptian gods in Brexiza, the permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Marathon depicts the history of the area from prehistoric times to the Roman period.
The exhibits cover a time span from the prehistoric to the late Roman era, deriving from the excavated sites, mainly cemeteries and pottery of the Neolithic period from the cave of Pan, the early Cycladic period from the cemetery of Tsepi, and middle-Helladic pottery from the cemetery of Vrana from the area of
Marathon from the geometric and classical periods: the finds from the tumulus of Marathon.
Grave reliefs, statues, dedicatory inscriptions, and boundary stones.
Statues and architectural parts from the Egyptian sanctuary of Brexiza, 2nd century AD. Art of the trophy that was erected after the battle of Marathon in memory of the deceased Plataeans.
Kleisthenes and, on the other side, the ordinance for the completing of the Herakleion of Marathon.
Funerary Panathenaic Amphora from the area of Vrana. Statue of a lying deity from the Pytheion in Oinoe, 2nd century AD. An Egyptianizing statue from the gate of the Egyptian sanctuary of Brexiza.
Head of Herodes Atticus from the Tumulus dated in the 2nd century BC.
The cave of Pan is located above Oinoe in the valley of the river Chandakas. The Athenians
After their victory over the Persians in the battle of Marathon, they founded inside the cave the sanctuary of the god Pan in appreciation of his assistance at the battle.
Stone age figurines and vessels.
Middle and Late Helladic ceramic jugs
Ceramic artifacts with geometric decorations and a large geometric amphora. Marble statue of a reclining figure probably representing the river Chandakos.
Marble discus with an inscription, "Dikaios dedicated me," 6th century BC.
The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic period.
Occupation in the Cave of Pan at Oinoe, the settlement at Boriza along Marathon Avenue
And the important settlement at N. Makri belongs to this period.
Early Helladic settlements have been discovered on the banks of the Great Marsh and Makaria spring between the two branches of the Charadros River at Plasi and at the edge of the Vranas.
Valley where the Scorpio Potami River flows into the plain.
CAVE OF PAN.
Since early in human history, caves have served both as permanent shelters and for the temporary use of shepherds and hunters. They were also frequently used for burials and religious rituals. The cave of Pan, located on the abrupt slope above Oinoe, in the valley of the river Charadros, which descends from Mount Penteli, was used in many ways throughout antiquity.
Stalactites and stalagmites divide the cave into rooms containing pools of water. The cave has two entrances, with the one in the east being the main entrance.
The cave was occupied continuously from the Late Neolithic Period (5300–4300 BC) to the end of
The Late Helladic period was 1600–1100 BC. When it was abandoned. A single grave dating to the final
Neolithic Period: 4300–3800 BC. It consisted of a swallow pit containing a large quantity of beads.
Inside a closed vase, which was a grave gift.
After their victory over the Persians, and as a token of gratitude for his help, the Athenians
Founded inside the cave is a sanctuary dedicated to the god Pan.
Several terracotta statuettes of the god, lamps, gold jewelry, and Attic red-figure vases belong to this period.
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