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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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cimon canonical 16
Cimon son of Miltiades 2
Cimon (father of Miltiades the Younger) 1

Statements (48)

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 self-link
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 Hypsipyle
surface form: 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 Brasidas
surface form: 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 Parallel Lives
surface form: Plutarch's Life of Cimon
spouse Isodice
succeededBy Pericles

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cimon givenName Cimon self-link
Athenian navy commander Cimon
Eurymedon River associatedWith Cimon
this entity surface form: Cimon the Athenian
Philaidae family notableMember Cimon
this entity surface form: Cimon son of Miltiades
capture of Eion commander Cimon
capture of Eion ledBy Cimon
capture of Eion relatedTo Cimon
siege of Eion commander Cimon
Battle of the Eurymedon hasCommander Cimon
this entity surface form: Cimon son of Miltiades
Life of Cimon mainSubject Cimon
Miltiades the Elder hasRelative Cimon
this entity surface form: Cimon (father of Miltiades the Younger)
Cimon Coalemos givenName Cimon
Cimon Coalemos fatherOf Cimon