1. Miltiades - Noun
2. Miltiades - Proper noun
Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489)
Source: WordNetDavid Campbell, Greek Lyric Poetry, Bristol Classical Press (1982), page 406 Meanwhile, the Spartans actively worked against him, trying to promote Cimon (son of Miltiades) as a rival to Themistocles. Source: Internet
Cornelius Nepos, Miltiades, IV At the same time, Athens's greatest runner, Pheidippides (or Philippides in some accounts) had been sent to Sparta to request that the Spartan army march to the aid of Athens. Source: Internet
Cornelius Nepos, Miltiades, VI Lazenby, p. 56 Since every day brought the arrival of the Spartans closer, the delay worked in favor of the Athenians. Source: Internet
In Herodotus's account, Miltiades is keen to attack the Persians (despite knowing that the Spartans are coming to aid the Athenians), but strangely, chooses to wait until his actual day of command to attack. Source: Internet
Miltiades ordered all his hoplite forces to march "double time" back to Athens, so that by the time Darius' troops arrived they saw the same Greek force waiting for them. Source: Internet
Lazenby, p. 64 Map showing the armies' main movements during the battle When the Athenian line was ready, according to one source, the simple signal to advance was given by Miltiades: "At them". Source: Internet