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{{see also|Aeimnestus}}
'''Arimnestos''' ({{lang-el|Ἀρίμνηστος}};
▲'''Arimnestos''' ({{lang-el|Ἀρίμνηστος}}; fl. early 5th century BC) was the commander of the [[Plataea|Plataean]] contingent at the battles of [[Battle of Marathon|Marathon]] and [[Battle of Plataea|Plataea]] during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160:book=9:chapter=4:section=2|title=Pausanias, Description of Greece, Boeotia, chapter 4, section 2|website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>
== Battle of Plataea ==
[[Plutarch]] relates that Arimnestos was responsible for selecting the location of the Battle of Plataea, after receiving guidance from [[Zeus]] [[Soter]] in a dream. He shared this insight with the Athenian general [[Aristides]], who in turn showed the site to the [[Sparta]]n regent [[Pausanias (general)|Pausanias]], the overall commander of the [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] forces.<ref>{{cite web |
He was present at the death of [[Callicrates of Sparta|Callicrates]] later during the battle.<ref>{{cite web|url=
He was depicted by painted portrait in the Temple of [[Athena|Athena Areia]] built on the site of the battlefield by the Athenians, beneath a statue of the goddess made by [[Pheidias]] to commemorate the victory.<ref>{{cite web |first=Catherine |last=Keesling |url=https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/146/abstract/retrospective-portrait-statues-and-hellenistic-reception-herodotus |title=Retrospective Portrait Statues and the Hellenistic Reception of Herodotus |publisher=Society for Classical Studies |year=2015 <!-- 146th annual meeting --> }}</ref>
== In fiction ==
Arimnestos is the protagonist and narrator in the ''Long War'' series by [[Christian Cameron]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hippeis.com/arimnestos|title=Arimnestos - Hippeis |website=Hippeis |access-date=2016-11-13 |archive-date=2018-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109032001/http://www.hippeis.com/arimnestos |url-status=dead}}</ref>
== References ==
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Arimnestos (Greek: Ἀρίμνηστος; fl. early 5th century BCE) was the commander of the Plataean contingent at the battles of Marathon and Plataea during the Greco-Persian Wars.[1]
Battle of Plataea[edit]
Plutarch relates that Arimnestos was responsible for selecting the location of the Battle of Plataea, after receiving guidance from Zeus Soter in a dream. He shared this insight with the Athenian general Aristides, who in turn showed the site to the Spartan regent Pausanias, the overall commander of the Greek forces.[2]
He was present at the death of Callicrates later during the battle.[3]
He was depicted by painted portrait in the Temple of Athena Areia built on the site of the battlefield by the Athenians, beneath a statue of the goddess made by Pheidias to commemorate the victory.[4]
In fiction[edit]
Arimnestos is the protagonist and narrator in the Long War series by Christian Cameron.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Pausanias. "Description of Greece, Boeotia". Perseus Digital Library. ch 4, s. 2.
- ^ Plutarch. "Aristides". Perseus Digital Library. ch. 11.
- ^ Herodotus. "The Histories". Perseus Digital Library. Book 9, ch. 32.
- ^ Keesling, Catherine (2015). "Retrospective Portrait Statues and the Hellenistic Reception of Herodotus". Society for Classical Studies.
- ^ "Arimnestos - Hippeis". Hippeis. Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-13.