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

Arimnestos (Greek: Αρίμνηστος) (fl. early fifth century BCE) 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 the Athenian general Aristides, who in turn showed the site to the Spartan Regent 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]

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