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Bookmark or Share- 9 Cleon and the Defeat of Athens - Oxford AcademicThis chapter examines the breakdown of the rule of law during the Peloponnesian War and its impact on the Athenian military. It first reviews the traditional methods of gaining power and influence in Classical Athens. It then shows how a change in political culture occurred in the 420s.
- Cleon - Oxford ReferenceAthenian politician, b. c.470 bc, the son of a rich tanner. He was perhaps involved in the attacks on Pericles through his intellectual friends in the 430s, and in the opposition to Pericles' strategy of refusing battle against the invaders in 431.
- Cleon - WikipediaCleon (/ ˈ k l iː ɒ n,-ə n /; Greek: Κλέων Κλεαινέτου Κυδαθηναιεύς, Ancient Greek: [kléɔːn kle.ai̯.nétuː kyːda.tʰɛːnai̯.ěu̯s]; died 422 BC) was an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War.
- Cleon | Athenian Statesman, General, Orator | BritannicaCleon (died 422 bc, Amphipolis, Macedonia) was the first prominent representative of the commercial class in Athenian politics, he became leader of the Athenian democracy in 429 after the death of his political enemy, Pericles. In the Peloponnesian War he strongly advocated an offensive strategy.
- Cleophon | Athenian General, Strategist, Politician | BritannicaCleophon was an Athenian statesman, one of the dominant figures in Athenian politics until the end of the Peloponnesian War, who came to power in 410. He led the people to reject Spartan peace offers after the Athenian victory at Cyzicus (410) and again after Arginusae (406), as his political.
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