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{{short description|Commander of the Plataean contingent at the battles of Marathon and Plataea during the Greco-Persian Wars}}
{{see also|Aeimnestus}}
{{see also|Aeimnestus}}

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'''Arimnestos''' ({{lang-el|Ἀρίμνηστος}}; {{floruit}} early 5th century BCE) 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=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160:book=9:chapter=4:section=2 |author=Pausanias |title=Description of Greece, Boeotia |at=ch 4, s. 2 |website=Perseus Digital Library }}</ref>
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'''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=https://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 ==
== 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 |title=Plutarch, Aristides, chapter 11 |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Arist.+11&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0009\ |website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>
[[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 |author=Plutarch |title=Aristides |at=ch. 11 |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Arist.+11&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0009\ |website=Perseus Digital Library }}</ref>


He was present at the death of [[Callicrates of Sparta|Callicrates]] later during the battle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book=9:chapter=32|title=Herodotus, The Histories, Book 9, chapter 32|website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>
He was present at the death of [[Callicrates of Sparta|Callicrates]] later during the battle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book=9:chapter=32 |author=Herodotus |title=The Histories |at=Book 9, ch. 32 |website=Perseus Digital Library }}</ref>


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|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=}}</ref>
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 ==
== 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=www.hippeis.com}}</ref>
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 ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 13:48, 29 February 2024

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]

  1. ^ Pausanias. "Description of Greece, Boeotia". Perseus Digital Library. ch 4, s. 2.
  2. ^ Plutarch. "Aristides". Perseus Digital Library. ch. 11.
  3. ^ Herodotus. "The Histories". Perseus Digital Library. Book 9, ch. 32.
  4. ^ Keesling, Catherine (2015). "Retrospective Portrait Statues and the Hellenistic Reception of Herodotus". Society for Classical Studies.
  5. ^ "Arimnestos - Hippeis". Hippeis. Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-13.