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Cimon

American  
[sahy-muhn] / ˈsaɪ mən /

noun

  1. 507–499 b.c., Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).


Cimon British  
/ ˈsaɪmən /

noun

  1. died 449 bc , Athenian military and naval commander: defeated the Persians at Eurymedon (?466)

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When the Greek Minister wrote his neat, self-controlled Cimon P. Diamantopoulos, the consonants reached across the parchment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inside, white-haired, friendly little Minister Cimon P. Diamantopoulos gravely stated his pride in his country.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Miltiades was dead, Cimon found that he could not receive his father's body for honorable interment unless he paid the fine.

From Darius the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

Down to the fall of Cimon the course of Athenian politics is to a great extent determined by the alliances and antipathies of the great clans.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

In this sacred enclosure, which lay between the south-eastern corner of the Propylaea and the wall of Cimon, no traces of a temple have been found.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

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