Historical Figure

Cleon

Athenian statesman and general (died 422 BC)

About Cleon

Cleon was an Athenian politician and general (strategos) during the Peloponnesian War. The son of Cleaenetus, a wealthy tanner, Cleon was among the first prominent Athenian politicians of the 5th century BC to obtain power from outside the established elite.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Pandemic430 BCE – 426 BCE

Plague of Athens

A devastating epidemic struck Athens during the Peloponnesian War, killing an estimated 75,000–100,000 people — roughly a quarter of the city's population — including the statesman Pericles, fatally undermining Athenian power at a critical moment in the war against Sparta.