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Miltiades is an English word with synonyms like general. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Miltiades in a sentence

Miltiades meaning

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Synonyms of Miltiades

general full general

Related words

Other words often associated with Miltiades or its synonyms:

indiscriminate specific overall universal generic unspecific widespread imprecise miscellaneous broad pandemic comprehensive

Using Miltiades

  • The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • Useful related words include: general, full general.
  • In the example corpus, miltiades often appears in combinations such as: nepos miltiades, miltiades was.

Context around Miltiades

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nepos 2× say 1× account 1×

Often after:

heavily 1× ordered 1×

Sentence patterns with Miltiades

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accounts say miltiades heavily armored 1× believed that miltiades was eager 1× cornelius nepos miltiades iv at 1× cornelius nepos miltiades vi lazenby 1× given by miltiades at them 1× left by miltiades s death 1× miltiades ordered all 1× miltiades was given 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cornelius nepos miltiades 2× david campbell greek 1× existing accounts say 1× in herodotus s 1× lazenby p 64 1× lazenby pp 57 1×

Common sentence endings:

aid of athens 1× attacked at dawn 1× command to attack 1× explain this delay 1× miltiades at them 1× of his wound 1×

Words around Miltiades

Just before it in the word index:

miltenberg 2 miltank 2 milta 2 milt 21 milstein 6 milstead 3

Just after it in the word index:

miltiadis 3 miltich 5 milto 4 milton 718 miltona 4 miltonvale 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Miltiades

  • In this selection, "miltiades" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nepos, say, account, heavily and ordered stand out and add context to how "miltiades" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accounts say miltiades heavily armored and believed that miltiades was eager. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "miltiades" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with miltiades

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Existing accounts say Miltiades’ heavily armored men suddenly attacked at dawn. (11 words)

Miltiades was given a massive fine for the crime of 'deceiving the Athenian people', but died weeks later as a result of his wound. (24 words)

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. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Lazenby, pp. 57–59 There does, however, seem to have been a delay between the Athenian arrival at Marathon, and the battle; Herodotus, who evidently believed that Miltiades was eager to attack, may have made a mistake whilst seeking to explain this delay. (43 words)

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. (35 words)

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. (35 words)

Example sentences (11)

Existing accounts say Miltiades’ heavily armored men suddenly attacked at dawn.

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.

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.

David 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.

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.

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".

Lazenby, pp. 57–59 There does, however, seem to have been a delay between the Athenian arrival at Marathon, and the battle; Herodotus, who evidently believed that Miltiades was eager to attack, may have made a mistake whilst seeking to explain this delay.

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.

Miltiades was given a massive fine for the crime of 'deceiving the Athenian people', but died weeks later as a result of his wound.

Themistocles, with his power-base firmly established among the poor, moved naturally to fill the vacuum left by Miltiades's death, and in that decade became the most influential politician in Athens.

This may have been triggered by Miltiades's prosecution, and used by the Athenians to try and stop such power-games among the noble families.

Common combinations with miltiades

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "miltiades" in a sentence?
An example: "Existing accounts say Miltiades’ heavily armored men suddenly attacked at dawn." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "miltiades" from authentic English texts.
What does "miltiades" mean?
Miltiades means: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
What are synonyms of "miltiades"?
Common synonyms of "miltiades" include: general, full general.
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