The inscription is located next to a large sarcophagus over the stadium. It reads: "Ἑ̣[ρώδει] ἕρωι τῶι Μαραθωνίωι." (Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/9143?hs=66-78">https://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/9143?hs=66-78</a>).
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