Miltiades

[ mil-tahy-uh-deez ]

noun
  1. c540–488? b.c., Athenian general.

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How to use Miltiades in a sentence

  • Nevertheless, it is said that Miltiades snapped them out of their rejoicing mode, and the tired army once again force-marched back to defend their home city by the evening of that day itself.

  • At last Miltiades proposed a plan which might succeed, provided there was but one chief, and all obeyed him well.

    The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber
  • Miltiades was not rich enough to raise this large sum of money, so he died in prison.

    The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber
  • Some time after, when he saw that Miltiades was beginning to misuse his power, he openly showed his dislike.

    The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber
  • The people then remembered Miltiades, and bitterly regretted his death, and their ingratitude, which had been its real cause.

    The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber

British Dictionary definitions for Miltiades

Miltiades

/ (mɪlˈtaɪəˌdiːz) /


noun
  1. ?540–?489 bc, Athenian general, who defeated the Persians at Marathon (490)

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