ATHENS—Weekend fires came within a mile of a significant archaeological location in Greece, but no damage was done, the country’s Culture Ministry says. Not far from Athens, the site is the location of the 6th century B.C. Temple of Nemesis as well as the ancient city of Ramnous, in the prefecture of Ramnounta. Overlooking the Aegean Sea, Ramnous is believed to be one of Greece’s first municipalities from antiquity.

The fires are considered to be Greece’s worst since 2007, but the Culture Ministry says the area is now safe. The blazes also came close to the Marathon Archaeological Museum, which houses 2,500-year-old artifacts found in tombs from the Battle of Marathon as well as sections of the trophy erected after the ancient Greeks defeated the Persians.

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