Eucles of Marathon

Eucles of Marathon (Ancient Greek: Εὐκλῆς Ἡρώδου Μαραθώνιος, romanized: Euklēs Hērōdou Marathōnios) was a leading Athenian statesman early in the reign of Augustus. He was responsible for the construction of the Roman Agora in Athens and was the male-line ancestor of the 2nd-century aristocrat, Herodes Atticus.