MILITARY PERSONNEL

Conon

401 BC - 390 BC

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Conon (Greek: Κόνων) (before 443 BC – c. 389 BC) was an Athenian general at the end of the Peloponnesian War, who led the Athenian naval forces when they were defeated by a Peloponnesian fleet in the crucial Battle of Aegospotami; later he contributed significantly to the restoration of Athens' political and military power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Conon is the 673rd most popular military personnel (down from 508th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Greece (down from 283rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Conon is most famous for his victory over the Persian fleet in the Battle of Cnidus.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Conon ranks 673 out of 2,058Before him are Lauri Törni, Joseph Gallieni, Werner Kempf, Ivan Bohun, Takijirō Ōnishi, and Abner Doubleday. After him are Choe Yeong, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Pierre Cambronne, Ashraf Marwan, Fritz Bayerlein, and Kawakami Gensai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 401 BC, Conon ranks 4Before him are Lysander, Sun Bin, and Phaedo of Elis. After him are Bian Que, and Clearchus of Sparta. Among people deceased in 390 BC, Conon ranks 3Before him are Brennus, and Philolaus. After him is Amadocus I.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Conon ranks 349 out of 1,024Before him are Peucestas (-390), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200), Ali Rıza Efendi (1839), Leonidas of Rhodes (-200), Dinocrates (-400), and Nikolaos Gyzis (1842). After him are Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Michael Glykas (1125), Callimachus (-600), Diagoras of Melos (-450), Zoilus (-400), and Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Conon ranks 25Before him are George Maniakes (998), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), Thrasybulus (-440), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (null), and Peucestas (-390). After him are Callimachus (-600), Iphicrates (-415), Cleombrotus (-600), Demosthenes (-412), Markos Botsaris (1790), and Peithon (-355).