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Sign in to savePhormio ( Phormion, gen.: Φορμίωνος), the son of Asopius, was an Athenian general and admiral before and during the Peloponnesian War. A talented naval commander, Phormio commanded at several famous Athenian victories in 428 BC, and was honoured after his death with a statue on the acropolis and a state funeral. He is considered one of Athens' many great admirals, alongside Themistocles and Cimon.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- strategos
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- Battle of Rhium
- Military rank
- admiral
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- date of death
- 0428-01-01
- time period
- classical antiquity
- name in native language
- Φορμίων
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Formión, hijo de Asopio, fue un estratego y almirante ateniense antes y durante la guerra del Peloponeso, de gran talento militar y marino. Formión fue el artífice de varias victorias atenienses de 428 a. C., y fue honrado después de su muerte con una estatua en la Acrópolis y un funeral de Estado.
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