Aristeides of Athens
Aristeides ( Greek Ἀριστείδης; * around 550 BC; † around 467 BC), nicknamed "the righteous", was an Athenian statesman.
According to his biographer Plutarch , from his youth he faced fierce competition with his peer Themistocles , which also shaped his entire political life. Aristeides took 490 BC. As a strategos in the battle of marathon . He was 489/488 BC BC Archon . As an opponent of Themistocles' naval plans, he was defeated by 482 BC. BC to 480 BC Banned by the shard court , but took 480 BC. In the battle of Salamis and commanded 479 BC. The Athenian troops in the battle of Plataiai .
477 BC He helped found the first Attic Sea League . His determination of the payments to be made by the members in the federal treasury earned him the nickname of the righteous .
His son Lysimachus is one of the participants in Plato's dialogue Laches . According to some sources, a daughter (or granddaughter) of Aristeides, Myrto , is said to have been the second wife of the famous Athenian philosopher Socrates .
The asteroid (2319) Aristides was named after him.
swell
- Plutarch: Aristeides .
literature
- Walther Judeich : Aristeides 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 880-885.
Web links
- Aristeides biography of Cornelius Nepos (Latin, German)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aristeides of Athens |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aristeides the Righteous |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Athenian statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 550 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 467 BC Chr. |