Cimon
507–499 b.c., Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
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Thucydides was then a boy; schylus died in that year; Cimon was recalled from exile, and the Athenians completed their long walls.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellShortly after the democracy obtained another triumph in the ostracism of Cimon .
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousThus forced to turn away without his father's corpse, Cimon visited his friends, who lent him the necessary money.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. GuerberCimon was not the only rich man in Athens, however; for Per´i-cles, another citizen, was even wealthier than he.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. GuerberNow, although Cimon was so good and thoughtful, you must not imagine that it was always very easy for him to be so.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber
British Dictionary definitions for Cimon
/ (ˈsaɪmən) /
died 449 bc, Athenian military and naval commander: defeated the Persians at Eurymedon (?466)
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