person
Cimon of Athens
Cimon
also: Cimonem, Cimon
Athenian statesman and general (c. 510-450 BC), son of Miltiades, renowned for generosity. Cicero, citing Theophrastus, reports that he kept open house even for his fellow demesmen the Laciadae.
Reading notes
- On Duties §2.64 Cimon of Athens
Athenian statesman and general (c. 510-450 BC), proverbially generous; Theophrastus records that he kept open house even for his fellow demesmen the Laciadae.