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Cleon

Cleon (/ˈkliːɒn/; Ancient Greek: Κλέων Kleon ; died 422 BC) was an Athenian politician and general (strategos) during the Peloponnesian War. The son of Cleaenetus, a wealthy tanner, Cleon was among the first prominent Athenian politicians of the 5th century BC to obtain power from outside the established elite.

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Allegiance
Athens
Conflicts
Battle of Sphacteria · Battle of Amphipolis †⟂
Died
422 BC Amphipolis
Native name
Κλέων
Rank
Strategos

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Cleon

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related to 21st century scholarship · 20
Cleon → Aaron Hershkowitz, Alcibiades, Anastasios Nikolaidis, As, Athenian, Athens, Cleon's, Consequently, Edith Foster, Foster, Furthermore, Kleonymos, Nikolaidis, Peloponnesian War, She, Sphacteria, Theramenes, Thoudippos, Thucydides, While
related to Rise to power · 16
Cleon → According, Athenian Assembly, Athens, BC, Following Pericles, In, Initially, Isagoras, Miltiades, Nicias, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian League, Pericles, Theramenes, Thucydides, While Pericles
related to Contemporary depictions · 9
Cleon → Aristophanes, Athenian, Athenians, Babylonians, Following, Some, The, These, Thucydides
related to 19th and early 20th century scholarship · 8
Cleon → Antiquitäten, For, Georg Busolt, Griechische Geschichte, Karl Friedrich Hermann, Lehrbuch, Notable, Thumser
related to References · 6
Cleon → Cambridge University Press, Chisholm, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh, This, Vol
Conflicts · 2
Cleon → Battle of Amphipolis †⟂, Battle of Sphacteria
Allegiance · 1
Cleon → Athens
Died · 1
Cleon → 422 BC Amphipolis
Native name · 1
Cleon → Κλέων
Rank · 1
Cleon → Strategos

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CleonAllegianceAthens1.00infobox
CleonConflictsBattle of Sphacteria1.00infobox
CleonConflictsBattle of Amphipolis †⟂1.00infobox
CleonDied422 BC Amphipolis1.00infobox
CleonNative nameΚλέων1.00infobox
CleonRankStrategos1.00infobox
the property tax known as the eisphora or the Kleonymosinstance ofarguing there is no solid evidence linking him to major fiscal policies0.80text
Thoudippos decrees.Edith Foster offers insight into the post-Peloponnesian War audience for whom Thucydides was writinginstance ofarguing there is no solid evidence linking him to major fiscal policies0.80text
which calls into question previously held notions in modern scholarship regarding Thucydides' bias against Cleoninstance ofarguing there is no solid evidence linking him to major fiscal policies0.80text
Cleonrelated to 19th and early 20th century scholarshipFor0.60section
Cleonrelated to 19th and early 20th century scholarshipKarl Friedrich Hermann0.60section
Cleonrelated to 19th and early 20th century scholarshipLehrbuch0.60section

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