Firefighters raced from Athens to nearby Marathon on Monday morning after a ... which also recorded its warmest winter ever. Map showing fire near Athens in Greece (Copernicus/EU Space Programme ...

When dawn broke one summer morning in 490 B.C., Greek troops stood ready for battle on the coastal plain near Marathon, northeast of Athens. They awaited the charge of their mighty enemy ...

The blaze began on Sunday afternoon near Lake Marathon, about 22 miles (35km) northeast of Athens, crossed Mount Pendeli, and descended onto the northern and northeastern suburbs of Athens.