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the statesman, and the finest of tne ancient became Greeks, He virtual was born ruler about of Athens, 494 B.C., after and Cimon’s in 449 death. 13. C. nesian War, begun in n.c. 431. He died in B.C. 429. His character was distinguished by freedom from Petrarch, prejudices, high moral tone, and intellectual breadth.