Miltiades or Miltiadis ( el, Μιλτιάδης, short: Miltos) is a Greek masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek word for "red earth".
People with the given name include:
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Miltiades
Miltiades (; grc-gre, Μιλτιάδης; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian citizen known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. He was the son of Cimon C ...
the Younger (c. 550–489 BC), tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese and the Athenian commanding general in the Battle of Marathon
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Miltiades the Elder
Miltiades the Elder (ca. 590 – 525 BC) was an Athenian
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seve ...
(died c. 524 BC), wealthy Athenian, and step-uncle of Miltiades the Younger
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Pope Miltiades
Pope Miltiades ( grc-gre, Μιλτιάδης, ''Miltiádēs''), also known as Melchiades the African ( ''Melkhiádēs ho Aphrikanós''), was the bishop of Rome from 311 to his death on 10 or 11 January 314. It was during his pontificate that Emp ...
(died 314), African saint and pope
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Miltiades Caridis
Miltiades Caridis ( el, Μιλτιάδης Καρύδης; 9 May 1923 – 1 March 1998) was a German-Greek conductor.
Biography
Caridis was born in the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk). His mother was a Danziger of German ethnicity, his father w ...
(1923–1998), German-Greek conductor
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Miltiadis Evert
Miltiadis Evert ( el, Μιλτιάδης Έβερτ; german: Ebert; 12 May 1939 – 9 February 2011) was a Greek politician, a member of Parliament, government minister, and ex-chairman of the New Democracy party.
Origins
Evert was born in Athen ...
(1939–2011), Greek politician
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Miltos Gkougkoulakis (born 1977), Greek footballer
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Miltiadis Goulimis (1844–1896), Greek politician
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Miltiadis Iatridis (1906–1960), Greek naval officer in World War II
* Miltiadis Manakis (1880–1964), one of the
Manakis brothers
The Manaki brothers ( rup, Frats Manachia), Yanaki and Milton ( and ), were Greek photography and cinema pioneers of the Balkan Peninsula and the Ottoman Empire. They were the first to bring a film camera and create a motion picture in the cit ...
, Greek pioneering photographer and filmmaker, aka Milton Manachia
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Miltos Papapostolou (1936–2017), Greek football manager
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Miltos Sachtouris (1919–2005), Greek poet
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Miltiadis Sapanis (born 1976), Greek footballer
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Miltiadis Tentoglou (born 1998), Greek
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
athlete and Olympic gold medalist
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Greek masculine given names