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'''Arimnestos''' ({{lang-el|Αρίμνηστος}}; fl. 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=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160:book=9:chapter=4:section=2|title=Pausanias,
'''Arimnestos''' ({{lang-el|Αρίμνηστος}}; fl. 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=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>
Description of Greece,
Boeotia, chapter 4, section 2|website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref>


== Battle of Plataea ==
== Battle of Plataea ==
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[[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>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Arist.+11&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0009\|Aristides 8.1.9</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>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Arist.+11&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0009\|Aristides 8.1.9</ref>


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

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

Arimnestos (Greek: Αρίμνηστος; 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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Pausanias, Description of Greece, Boeotia, chapter 4, section 2". www.perseus.tufts.edu.
  2. ^ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Arist.+11&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0009\%7CAristides 8.1.9
  3. ^ "Herodotus, The Histories, Book 9, chapter 32". www.perseus.tufts.edu.
  4. ^ "Retrospective Portrait Statues and the Hellenistic Reception of Herodotus".
  5. ^ "Arimnestos - Hippeis". www.hippeis.com.