Cimon

American  

[sahy-muhn] / ˈsaɪ mən /

noun

1. 507–499 b.c., Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).

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Cimon British  

/ ˈsaɪmən /

noun

1. died 449 _bc , Athenian military and naval commander: defeated the Persians at Eurymedon (?466)

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Example Sentences

When the Greek Minister wrote his neat, self-controlled Cimon P. Diamantopoulos, the consonants reached across the parchment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inside, white-haired, friendly little Minister Cimon P. Diamantopoulos gravely stated his pride in his country.

From Time Magazine Archive

Down to the fall of Cimon the course of Athenian politics is to a great extent determined by the alliances and antipathies of the great clans.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

Cimon, in spite of occasional lapses on his part, had an unusually passionate affection for his wife, Isodice, and was filled with bitterest grief at her death.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

The probability is that when the expedition failed, Cimon was ostracized, and that then Ephialtes defeated the Areopagus, and also made a change in foreign policy by making alliances with Sparta’s enemies, Argos and Thessaly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various