Cimon

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Cimon was a prominent 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and general who played a key role in expanding Athenian power during the early years of the Delian League.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian general
Athenian statesman
ancient Greek politician
military leader
activeYears early 5th century BC
affiliation Athenian aristocratic party
Delian League
causeOfDeath illness
citizenship Athenian
countryOfCitizenship Classical Athens
dateOfBirth c. 510 BC
dateOfDeath c. 450 BC
era Classical Greece
ethnicGroup Athenian
father Miltiades the Younger
givenName Cimon
knownFor anti-Persian policy
leadership in the early Delian League
pro-Spartan foreign policy
strengthening Athenian naval power
use of war spoils for public works in Athens
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
memberOf Philaidae family
militaryRank general
mother Hegesipyle
notableStudentOrFollower Athenian aristocratic supporters
notableWork Athenian naval campaigns against Persia
campaigns in the Aegean Sea
capture of Eion
expansion of the Delian League
victory at the Battle of the Eurymedon
officeContested strategos of Athens
opposedBy Ephialtes
Pericles
participatedIn Battle of the Eurymedon
Delian League campaigns against Persia
Greco-Persian Wars
siege of Eion
placeOfBirth Athens
placeOfBurial Athens
placeOfDeath Citium
politicalAlignment pro-Spartan
positionHeld strategos of Athens
religion ancient Greek religion
sexOrGender male
source Plutarch's Life of Cimon
spouse Isodice
succeededBy Pericles

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