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Cimon or Kimon (; – 450BC) was an Athenian strategos (general and admiral) and politician.

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Military person.name
Cimon
Military person.image
KimonSculpture.jpg
Military person.native_name
Κίμων
Military person.native_name_lang
grc
Military person.caption
Bust of Cimon in Larnaca, Cyprus
Military person.allegiance
Athens
Military person.rank
Strategos (general)
Military person.death_date
450&nbsp;BC (aged )
Military person.birth_place
Athens
Military person.death_place
Citium, Cyprus
Military person.relations
Miltiades (Father)
Military person.children
LacedaemoniusOuliusThessalusCimonMiltiadesPeisianax
Military person.battles
Persian Wars and Wars of the Delian League: Battle of Salamis Battle of the Eurymedon Siege of Eion Thasos revolt Siege of Kition

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Cimon
date of death
0450-01-01
date of birth
0510-00-00
name in native language
Κίμων
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  • Life
  • Early years
  • Marriage
  • Military career
  • Battle of the Eurymedon
  • Thracian Chersonesus
  • Trial for bribery
  • Helot revolt in Sparta
  • Exile
  • Return
  • Rebuilding Athens
  • Death on Cyprus
  • Historical significance
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Cimon or Kimon (; – 450BC) was an Athenian strategos (general and admiral) and politician.

He was the son of Miltiades, also an Athenian strategos. Cimon rose to prominence for his bravery fighting in the naval Battle of Salamis (480&nbsp;BC), during the Second Persian invasion of Greece. Cimon was then elected as one of the ten strategoi, to continue the Persian Wars against the Achaemenid Empire. He played a leading role in the formation of the Delian League against Persia in 478&nbsp;BC, becoming its commander in the early Wars of the Delian League, including at the Siege of Eion (476&nbsp;BC).

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