'''Aristides''' (530 - 468 B.C.) was an [[Athenian]] statesman and general and a founder of the [[Delian League]]. He fought in the [[Battle of Marathon]]. He was elected archon in 489 B.C., was ostracized in 482 B.C., and came back to help fight the [[Persian Empire|Persians]] in 480 B.C. He set the wages each state was to pay to the Delian League.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> | '''Aristides''' (530 - 468 B.C.) was an [[Athenian]] statesman and general and a founder of the [[Delian League]]. He fought in the [[Battle of Marathon]]. He was elected archon in 489 B.C., was ostracized in 482 B.C., and came back to help fight the [[Persian Empire|Persians]] in 480 B.C. He set the wages each state was to pay to the Delian League.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> |