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5th-century BC Athenian politician and general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cleonymus (Ancient Greek: Κλεωνύμος) was a political ally of Cleon and an Athenian general. In 424 BC, Cleonymus had dropped his shield in battle and fled and was branded a coward. This act is often used to comic effect by Aristophanes.
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