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The definition of Aristides was an Athenian statesman who helped to create the Greek states.

(noun)

An example of Aristides was the man who fought in the Battle of Marathon.

See Aristides in Webster's New World College Dictionary

530?-468? ; Athenian general & statesman: called the Just

See Aristides in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Ar·is·tei·des

Athenian statesman and general who fought in the Battle of Marathon (490) and in the victory over the Persians at Salamis (480). He was a central figure in the confederation of Greek states known as the Delian League (478).

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