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  • Athenian general who defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon (490 BC).

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  • proper noun A male given name

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  • noun Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489)

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Examples

  • In Cimon son of Miltiades, that is precisely what Themistocles got.

    The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004

  • In Cimon son of Miltiades, that is precisely what Themistocles got.

    The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004

  • In the life of Miltiades which is usually cited as the production of Cornelius Nepos, but which I believe to be of no authority whatever, it is said that Miltiades protected his flanks from the enemy's horse by an abatis of felled trees.

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Rossiter Johnson 1885

  • Like Anytus, again, he has a sympathy with other men of the world; the Athenian statesmen of a former generation, who showed no weakness and made no mistakes, such as Miltiades,

    Gorgias 427? BC-347? BC Plato 1855

  • The Battle of Marathon, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning The young poet retold in rhyming couplets the story of how a small Athenian army, commanded by the cunning Miltiades, destroyed the huge Persian force of King Darius at Marathon.

    Ten of the best 2011

  • The Battle of Marathon, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning The young poet retold in rhyming couplets the story of how a small Athenian army, commanded by the cunning Miltiades, destroyed the huge Persian force of King Darius at Marathon.

    Ten of the best 2011

  • Perhaps Callimachus, the acting polemarch, would have had a different story to tell -- but he died in the fighting, leaving Miltiades to shape post-battle narrative.

    Asher Smith: 2,500 Years Later, Political Lessons From Marathon Asher Smith 2010

  • It was Miltiades who swayed the Athenian commander-in-chief, Callimachus, to wage battle, and it was Miltiades who had his reputation enhanced the most by the events of Marathon.

    Asher Smith: 2,500 Years Later, Political Lessons From Marathon Asher Smith 2010

  • Before the battle, there were two schools of thought within the Athenian military camp: Half of the generals wished to retreat, while the other half, including Miltiades, urged steadfastness.

    Asher Smith: 2,500 Years Later, Political Lessons From Marathon 2010

  • Before the battle, there were two schools of thought within the Athenian military camp: Half of the generals wished to retreat, while the other half, including Miltiades, urged steadfastness.

    Asher Smith: 2,500 Years Later, Political Lessons From Marathon Asher Smith 2010

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