Aristides

Aristides
Native name
Ἀριστείδης
Born530 BC
Died468 BC (aged c. 62)
AllegianceAthens
Years of service490 - 479 BC
Battles / wars
An ostrakon bearing the name "Aristeides [son] of Lysimachus", displayed in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens

Aristides (/ˌærɪˈstdz/ ARR-ih-STY-deez; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἀριστείδης, translit. Aristeídēs, Attic Greek: [aristěːdɛːs]; 530–468 BC) was an ancient Athenian statesman. Nicknamed "the Just" (δίκαιος, díkaios), he flourished at the beginning of Athens' Classical period and is remembered for his generalship in the Persian War. The ancient historian Herodotus cited him as "the best and most honourable man in Athens",[1] and he received similarly reverent treatment in Plato's Socratic dialogues.

  1. ^ Herodotus, Histories, 8.79