Ariston (from ) may refer to:

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Ancient Greece *

Ariston of Sparta Ariston () was a king of Sparta, 14th of the Eurypontid kings, son of Agasicles, and contemporary of the Agiad king, Anaxandridas II, Anaxandrides II. He reigned from approximately 560 BC to shortly after 510 BC. There are two main sources for him, ...

(6th century BC), Eurypontid King of Sparta * Ariston of Corinth, a sailor on the side of the Syracusans, encountered by the

Sicilian Expedition The Sicilian Expedition was an Classical Athens, Athenian military expedition to Sicily, which took place from 415–413 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Classical Athens, Athens on one side and Sparta, Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse and Co ...

in 5th century BCE * Ariston (son of Sophocles) (), a son of the playwright

Sophocles Sophocles ( 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those ...

* Ariston (explorer), sent by one of the Ptolemies to explore Arabia *

Ariston of Athens Plato ( ; Greek: , ; born BC, died 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. ...

(died circa 424 BC), father of Plato * Ariston (physician), doctor of the 5th century BCE * Ariston of Cyrene, organizer of a revolt in Cyrene in 403 BCE * Ariston of Byzantium (), tyrant of the city of Byzantium *

Ariston of Paionia Ariston () was a member of the Paionian royal house, possibly brother of King Patraus and father of the later king, Audoleon. His service with Alexander the Great, like that of the Thracian Sitalces II and others, helped to ensure the loyalt ...

(4th century BC), Paionian prince, cavalry commander of Alexander the Great *

Ariston (painter) Ariston () was a painter of Ancient Greece. He was the son and pupil of Aristeides of Thebes. He is known to have painted a satyr holding a goblet and crowned with a garland. Antorides and Euphranor were his disciples.Pliny the Elder, ''Natural Hi ...

(4th century BC), probably of Thebes * Ariston, a friend of the philosopher

Aristotle Aristotle (; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, a ...

, to whom, according to

Diogenes Laërtius Diogenes Laërtius ( ; , ; ) was a biographer of the Greek philosophers. Little is definitively known about his life, but his surviving book ''Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers'' is a principal source for the history of ancient Greek ph ...

(5.27), he is said to have addressed some letters. * Ariston (king of Paionia) (3rd century BC), Paionian king * Ariston of Tyre, (2nd and 3rd century BCE), a Carthaginian friend of

Hannibal Hannibal (; ; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Punic people, Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Ancient Carthage, Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal's fat ...

* Ariston of Ceos, peripatetic philosopher of the 3rd century BCE * Ariston (strategos) (), Aetolian military leader * Ariston of Megalopolis, 2nd century BCE

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...

n political figure * Ariston of Rhodes, 2nd century BCE Roman ambassador * Ariston of Alexandria, 1st century BCE peripatetic philosopher. See Aristo of Alexandria. * Ariston, a renowned chaser of silver mentioned by

Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 79), known in English as Pliny the Elder ( ), was a Roman Empire, Roman author, Natural history, naturalist, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the Roman emperor, emperor Vesp ...

in his ''

Natural History Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...

'' (33.55, 34.19.25). He was from

Mytilene Mytilene (; ) is the capital city, capital of the Greece, Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was fo ...

, and lived some time before the first century, but little else is known of him. * Ariston (sculptor), sculptor who lived at some point in or before the 2nd century * Ariston (hero), the protagonist of the 1967 historical novel ''Goat Song'' * Ariston (actor), actor at the Susa weddings * Ariston of Alaea, Greek rhetorician who lived some time before the 3rd century Early Christians & Jews * Ariston of Smyrna, Bishop in the late 1st century, Companion of John the Elder * Ariston of Pella, 2nd century apologist quoted by Eusebius * Ariston of Apamea, Pilgrim to Jerusalem recorded in the Talmud and Mishnah Modern * Jose Ariston Caslib (born 1968), current manager of the Philippine national football team

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* Ariston organette, metal disc with punched holes (late 1800s) — utilized on several

music box A music box (American English) or musical box (British English) is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces Musical note, musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder (geometry), cylinder or disc to pluck ...

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Ariston Thermo Ariston Holding NV is an Italian corporation that produces heating systems and related products, marketed mainly under the Ariston, Chaffoteaux, Elco, Racold, Régent, Atag, NTI, HTP, Cuenod, Ecoflam and Thermowatt brands. History 1930-2009 ...

, a company in the thermal comfort sector * Ariston Records, an Italian record label * The former name for

Indesit Indesit Company (; ) is an Italian company based in Fabriano, Ancona. It is one of the leading European manufacturers and distributors of major domestic appliances (washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, hoods, oven ...

* '' Ariston'', a genus of spiders

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