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Miltiades

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Mil·ti·a·des  (ml-t-dz) 540?-489? b.c.
Athenian general who defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon (490 b.c.).
Miltiades [mɪlˈtaɪəˌdiːz]
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(Biographies / Miltiades (?540 bc-?489 bc) M, Athenian, MILITARY: general) ?540-?489 bc, Athenian general, who defeated the Persians at Marathon (490)
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Noun1.Miltiades - Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489)Miltiades - Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489)
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