Aristides

American  

[ar-uh-stahy-deez] / ˌær əˈstaɪ diz /

noun

1. the Just, 530?–468? b.c., Athenian statesman and general.

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Aristides British  

/ ˌærɪˈstaɪdiːz /

noun

1. known as Aristides the Just. ?530–?468 _bc , Athenian general and statesman, who played a prominent part in the Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480), and Plataea (479)

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Example Sentences

The Greek orator Aristides claimed that to see all the products of the world, one had two choices: visit the entire world or simply go to Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025

From the first Derby, won by Aristides in 1875, to this year’s race, one constant has remained.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

The new book, scheduled for release Sept. 5, is written by Alastair Heim and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Detectives have now asked the public to help locate Mate Stipinovich, 49, and Karl Whitburn, 45, from Perth, and 36-year-old Aristides Avlontis, who is thought to be in the Northern Territory.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

The pleasure which I found in incessantly reperusing him cured me in some measure of the romance madness: and I soon came to prefer Agesilaus, Brutus, and Aristides to Orondates, Artemenes, and Juba.

From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver