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Aristides
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thumb|An [[ostrakon bearing the name "Aristeides [son] of Lysimachus", displayed in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens]] Aristides ( ; , ; 530–468 BC) was an ancient Athenian statesman. Nicknamed "the Just" (δίκαιος, díkaios), he flourished at the beginning of Athens' Classical period and is remembered for his generalship in the Persian War. The ancient historian Herodotus cited him as "the best and most honourable man in Athens", and he received similarly reverent treatment in Plato's Socratic dialogues.
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Aristides (Ἀριστείδης) was a male politician and military personnel from Classical Athens. Born in 540 BCE in the deme of Alopeke, he served as an eponymous archon and held the rank of strategos. He was a member of the Antiochis and spoke Ancient Greek. Aristides died in Athens, with records indicating dates of 468 BCE or 467 BCE.
He participated in several conflicts during the Greco-Persian Wars, including the Battle of Marathon, the Battle of Salamis, and the Battle of Plataea. His life and works are described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Parallel Lives, and Pauly–Wissowa.
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Key facts
- Military person.name
- Aristides
- Military person.native_name
- Ἀριστείδης
- Military person.image
- File:Boston (2019) - 194.jpg
- Military person.caption
- Statue of Aristides in Boston, United States
- Military person.birth_date
- 530 BC
- Military person.death_date
- 468 BC (aged 62)
- Military person.allegiance
- Athens
- Military person.serviceyears
- 490 – 479 BC
- Military person.battles
- First Persian invasion of Greece Battle of Marathon Second Persian invasion of Greece First Battle of Salamis First Battle of Plataea
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Alopeke
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Conflict
- Battle of Plataea
- Military rank
- strategos
- Image
- Augustins - Aristide, 1806 - Charles Brocas.jpg
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- Aristides
- date of birth
- 0540-00-00
- date of death
- 0467-00-00
- member of
- Antiochis
- member of the deme
- Alopeke
- time period
- classical antiquity
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- name in native language
- Ἀριστείδης
- significant place
- Classical Athens
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thumb|An [[ostrakon bearing the name "Aristeides [son] of Lysimachus", displayed in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens]] Aristides ( ; , ; 530–468 BC) was an ancient Athenian statesman. Nicknamed "the Just" (δίκαιος, díkaios), he flourished at the beginning of Athens' Classical period and is remembered for his generalship in the Persian War. The ancient historian Herodotus cited him as "the best and most honourable man in Athens", and he received similarly reverent treatment in Plato's Socratic dialogues.
==Biography== thumb|Aristides and the citizens
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