Cimon rose to prominence for his bravery fighting in the naval Battle of Salamis (480 BC), during the Second Persian invasion of Greece. Cimon was then elected as one of the ten strategoi, to continue the Persian Wars against the Achaemenid Empire.

Cimon was an Athenian statesman and general who played an active part in building up the Athenian empire in the period following the Greco-Persian Wars and whose conservatism and policy of friendship with Sparta were opposed to the policy of Pericles. His greatest military victory was the defeat of

Cimon (c. 510 – 450 BCE) was an Athenian statesman and, as strategos, frequent commander of the Athenian fleet when the city was at the height of its power. He won military glory by defeating Spartan...

Cimon was an Athenian general in Greece during the Fifth Century B.C. He assisted in creating the Athenian maritime empire after Xerses and the Persians invaded Greece. He made an impact during the Persian Wars and he eventually became a …

2021年8月18日 · Born around 510 B.C., Cimon was an Athenian general and statesman who hailed from a very influential aristocratic family. Cimon’s greatest contribution, the one which allows his name to carry on, came when he led Greek forces to victory against a Persian fleet in Pamphylia in 466 B.C. What else was Cimon of Athens most famous for?

In the golden age of Athens, a daring general and politician named Cimon inspired awed among his fellow Greeks thanks to his victories against the Persian forces at the Eurymedon River. However, his alliances and policies at home divided the very city he fought to protect.

Cimon, a prominent figure in ancient Greece, exemplified the essence of statesmanship and military prowess. His life and actions left an indelible mark on the history of Greece, shaping its political landscape and military strategies.

2024年12月4日 · Cimon was a major political figure in the new league: a member of the Philaidae clan, son of Miltiades the Younger; allied to the Alcmaeonidae by his marriage to Isodice, the grand- daughter of Megacles (2); while his sister was married to Callias (1), from one of the wealthiest families in Athens.

3 天之前 · Cimon's greatest achievement was the Eurymedon victory over Persia, c.466; this brought places as far east as Phaselis into the league. Next he subdued Thracian Chersonese and reduced revolted Thasos in 465–463, but was prosecuted on his euthyna by Pericles for allegedly accepting bribes from Alexander 1 I of Macedon; he was acquitted.

Cimon sīˈmən [key], d. 449 b.c., Athenian general and statesman; son of Miltiades. He fought at Salamis and shared command (with Aristides) of the fleet sent to rescue the Asian Greek cities from Persian domination. From 478 to 477 he helped Aristides form the Delian League.