Cimon

American  

[sahy-muhn] / ˈsaɪ mən /

noun

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

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Cimon British  

/ ˈsaɪmən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

We expected a swift attack," Cimon continued, "but it was not until the next day that the army came within sight of the city and encamped north of the walls.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

The chronology would thus be: ostracism of Cimon, spring, 461; fall of the Areopagus and reversal of Philo-Laconian policy, summer, 461.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Cimon, in spite of occasional lapses on his part, had an unusually passionate affection for his wife, Isodice, and was filled with bitterest grief at her death.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell