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Miltiades
Sign in to saveMiltiades (; ; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian statesman known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. He was the son of Cimon Coalemos, a renowned Olympic chariot-racer, and the father of Cimon, the noted Athenian statesman.
Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Miltiades
- Officeholder.office
- Eponymous archon of Athens
- Officeholder.awards
- Statue of Nemesis by Pheidias
- Officeholder.successor
- Calliades
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Cleisthenes
- Officeholder.battles
- Scythian campaign Ionian Revolt First Persian invasion of Greece Battle of Marathon Battle of Paros
- Officeholder.termend
- 523 BC
- Officeholder.termstart
- 524
- Officeholder.rank
- strategos
- Officeholder.native_name
- Μιλτιάδης Κίμωνος
- Officeholder.allegiance
- Athens
- Officeholder.death_date
- 489 BC (aged 60–61)
- Officeholder.birth_place
- Athens
- Officeholder.birth_date
- 550 BC
- Officeholder.caption
- Roman copy of Greek bust of Miltiades (original dating to 5th–4th century BC)
- Officeholder.image
- Miltiades_(Roman_replica).jpg
- Officeholder.death_place
- Athens
- Officeholder.office1
- Tyrant of Chersonese
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Athens
- Father
- Cimon Coalemos
- Sibling
- Stesagoras
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- strategos
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- First Persian invasion of Greece
- Military rank
- strategos
- Image
- Miltiades (Roman replica).jpg
- Work location
- Marathon
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- Miltiades the Younger
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- date of death
- 0489-00-00
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- Pauly–Wissowa
- time period
- classical antiquity
- name in native language
- Μιλτιάδης
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- Amalia Sartori
- significant place
- Classical Athens
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Family
- Tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese
- Persian vassal
- Return to Athens
- Battle of Marathon
- Expedition to Paros
- Statue
- Stoa Poikile
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Miltiades (; ; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian statesman known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. He was the son of Cimon Coalemos, a renowned Olympic chariot-racer, and the father of Cimon, the noted Athenian statesman.
==Family== Miltiades was a well-born Athenian, and was accounted a member of the Aeacidae, as well as a member of the prominent Philaid clan. He came of age during the tyranny of the Peisistratids.
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