The site of 'Rhamnous,' the northernmost deme of Attica, lies north of Marathon overlooking the Euboean Strait. The site was known in Antiquity for its sanctuary of Nemesis, the implacable avenging goddess. A fortified acropolis dominates the two small harbors, from which grain was imported for Athens during the Peloponnesian War. Otherwise, Rhamnous was strategically significant enough to be fortified and receive an Athenian garrison. In biology, a deme (rhymes with team) is another word for a local population of organisms of one species that actively interbreed with one another. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attikí; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ... Marathon has multiple meanings Marathon (sport), an athletic event Marathon, Greece (and the Battle of Marathon), after which the sport was named Other places with the name in the United States Marathon (village), New York Marathon (town), New York Marathon, Texas Marathon, Florida Marathon, Ontario in Canada Until 1990, the... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Nemesis (called Rhamnousia, the goddess of Rhamnous, at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon), in Greek mythology, is the spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris, vengeful fate personified as a remorseless goddess. ... Map of the Greek world at the start of the Peloponnesian War Temple of Apollo at Corinth The Peloponnesian War began in 431 BC between the Athenian Empire (or The Delian League) and the Peloponnesian League which included Sparta and Corinth. ...

Remains of the two temples can be seen. The 6th century Temple of Nemesis was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BCE and replaced by a never-completed temple in the 5th century. A smaller temple that shares the sanctuary platform (peribolos) is thought to have been dedicated to Thetis, based on the dedications of two marble seats, to Nemesis and to Thetis. This article is about the Greek sea nymph. ...

External links

• Perseus site: Rhamnous
• Classical Backpacking in Greece: Rhamnous

Reference

• William Martin Leake, Travels in the Morea vol. II (London 1830