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Callimachus (polemarch)
Athenian polemarch at Battle of Marathon in 490 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Callimachus /kəˈlɪməkəs/ (Greek: Καλλίμαχος Kallímakhos) was the Athenian polemarch at the Battle of Marathon, which took place during 490 BC. According to Herodotus he was from the Attica deme of Aphidna.[1]
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Native name | Καλλίμαχος |
Born | Afidnes |
Died | 490 BC Marathon |
Allegiance | Athens |
Rank | Polemarch |
Battles/wars | Battle of Marathon |
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