MILTIADES THE ELDER
Athenian statesman who founded an Anthenian colony in the Thracian Chersonese (now Gallipoli Peninsula).
Born into the aristocratic family of the Philaids he became a prominent opponent of the tyrant Peisistratus.
He founded his colony in the Chersonese at the request of the native Dolonci and fortified the territory by building a wall across the peninsula.
He was succeeded as tyrant in the Chersonese by Stesagoras son of his half brother Cimon.
Miltiades was the uncle of Miltiades the victor of Marathon.
MILTIADES THE YOUNGER
General who led Athenian forces to victory over the Persians at the Batle of Marathon in 490.
Miltiades inherited his uncle´s semi-independent possessions in the Chersonese in 516 ruling them tyrannically.
He served under Darius I of Persia then turned against him and was forced to flee to Athens in 493.
When Darius threatened Greece landing at the Bay of Marathon he took command of the Athenian forces and attacked the Persians routing them.
After his return from an unsuccessful expedition to conquer the islands that had helped the Persians he was imprisoned at the instigation of pro-Persian rivals dying soon after.
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