Cleon
Sign in to saveCleon (; Kleon ; died 422 BC) was an Athenian politician and general (strategos) during the Peloponnesian War. The son of Cleaenetus, a wealthy tanner, Cleon was among the first prominent Athenian politicians of the 5th century BC to obtain power from outside the established elite.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- January 20, 1913
- Died
- January 9, 2006
- Works
- 28
Top works
- 赤裸裸的共產黨
- The communist attack on U.S. police
- The naked Communist
- The Communist attack on the John Birch Society
- The enemy
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- 6,790
- Total plays
- 22,511
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5 total works indexed
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- Burn Wound Infections: Current Status
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- Treatment of Bereavement-Related Major Depressive Episodes in Later Life: A Controlled Study of Acute and Continuation Treatment With Nortriptyline and Interpersonal Psychotherapy
· 1999 · cited 257x
- Effect of a Chitosan-Based Hemostatic Dressing on Blood Loss and Survival in a Model of Severe Venous Hemorrhage and Hepatic Injury in Swine
· 2003 · cited 244x
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Key facts
- Military person.name
- Cleon
- Military person.native_name
- Κλέων
- Military person.death_date
- 422 BC
- Military person.death_place
- Amphipolis
- Military person.allegiance
- Athens
- Military person.rank
- Strategos
- Military person.battles
- Peloponnesian War Battle of Sphacteria Battle of Amphipolis
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Key dates
- Born
- 500 BCE
- Died
- 422 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Amphipolis
- Position held
- strategos
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- Battle of Amphipolis
- Military rank
- strategos
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Political and military career
- Rise to power
- Role in the Peloponnesian War
- Mytilene revolt and debate
- Battle of Pylos and Sphacteria
- Battle of Amphipolis and death
- Historical interpretations
- Contemporary depictions
- 19th and early 20th century scholarship
- 21st century scholarship
- Notes
- References
- External links
Cleon (; Kleon ; died 422 BC) was an Athenian politician and general (strategos) during the Peloponnesian War. The son of Cleaenetus, a wealthy tanner, Cleon was among the first prominent Athenian politicians of the 5th century BC to obtain power from outside the established elite.
As a political leader, Cleon aligned himself with the poor citizens and emerging commercial class of Athens, while also advocating for an aggressive military strategy against Sparta and its allies. He rose to prominence after the death of Pericles and was subsequently one of the most influential figures in Athenian politics, playing a central role in the Battle of Sphacteria, the Mytilenean Debate, and the failed Athenian campaign to retake Amphipolis in 422 BC, where he was killed.