Rhamnous

Rhamnous, also Ramnous or Rhamnus, was an ancient Greek city in Attica situated on the coast, overlooking the Euboean Strait [1]. Its ruins lie northwest of the modern town of Agia Marina in the municipality of Marathon [1]. The site was best known in antiquity for its sanctuary of Nemesis, the implacable avenging goddess [1]. The fortified acropolis of Rhamnous occupies a c. 28m high hill of area approximately 230 by 270m [1]. The extension of the fortification further down the hill embraced the little theatre, the gymnasium, a small sanctuary of Dionysos, a number of other public buildings and dwellings [1].