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Arimnestos ({{lang-el|Αρίμνηστος}}) (fl. early Fifth century BC) was the commander of the [[Plataea|Plataean]] contingent at the battles of [[Battle_of_Marathon|Marathon]] and [[Battle_of_Marathon|Plataea]] during the [[Greco-Persian_Wars|Persian War]].
Arimnestos ({{lang-el|Αρίμνηστος}}) (fl. early Fifth century BC) was the commander of the [[Plataea|Plataean]] contingent at the battles of [[Battle_of_Marathon|Marathon]] and [[Battle_of_Marathon|Plataea]] during the [[Greco-Persian_Wars|Persian War]].<ref>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160%3Abook%3D9%3Achapter%3D4%3Asection%3D2</ref>


=== Battle of Plataea ===
=== Battle of Plataea ===
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He was present at the death of [[Callicrates_of_Sparta|Callicrates]] later during the battle.<ref>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book=9:chapter=32</ref>
He was present at the death of [[Callicrates_of_Sparta|Callicrates]] later during the battle.<ref>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0126:book=9:chapter=32</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|Pheidias]] to commemorate the victory.<ref>https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/146/abstract/retrospective-portrait-statues-and-hellenistic-reception-herodotus</ref>


=== In fiction ===
=== In fiction ===

Revision as of 11:35, 13 November 2016

Arimnestos
Native name
Αρίμνηστος
AllegiancePlataea
Battles/warsBattle of Marathon Battle of Plataea

Arimnestos (Greek: Αρίμνηστος) (fl. early Fifth century BC) was the commander of the Plataean contingent at the battles of Marathon and Plataea during the Persian War.[1]

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 Aristides, who in turn showed the site to Pausanias, the overall commander of 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

Arimnestos is the protagonist and narrator in the Long War series by Christian Cameron.[5]

References