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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Cimon

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Plutarch's Life of Cimon is the account of the Athenian general, son of Miltiades, who took command of the Greek allies after the Persians left Hellas and carried the war against the King into Asia. It opens with a story from Plutarch's own city of Chaeroneia and the reasons for pairing Cimon with Lucullus, then follows Cimon from Eion and Scyros, where he recovers the bones of Theseus, through the victory at the Eurymedon, his ostracism and recall, to his death at Cyprus. It is paired with the Life of Lucullus.

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Greek original with English translation, 9 passages, about 8500 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1914)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 2, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1914 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Cimon 1.1 (by chapter, section)

Contents · 9 passages

  1. 1.1–3.3Damon of Chaeroneia, Lucullus's testimony, and why Cimon is paired with Lucullus1068 words
  2. 4.1–5.4Cimon's family and youth; the bridle dedicated before Salamis991 words
  3. 6.1–7.5Pausanias and Cleonice's ghost; Cimon takes Eion and sets up the Hermae754 words
  4. 8.1–9.4Scyros and the bones of Theseus; Sophocles' victory; the division of captives942 words
  5. 10.1–11.3Cimon's open table, the bribe of Rhoesaces and the tributary allies954 words
  6. 12.1–13.8Cimon's victories at the Eurymedon and Hydrus and the peace with Persia1064 words
  7. 14.1–15.3Thasos, the trial of Cimon and Ephialtes' attack on the Areiopagus585 words
  8. 16.1–17.6The Spartan earthquake, Ithome, Cimon's ostracism and the dead at Tanagra1155 words
  9. 18.1–19.4Cimon's last expedition to Cyprus, the omens and his death at Citium960 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1914). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 2, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1914 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.