Aristides
530 – 468 BCE
Athenian

Soldier and statesman. Aristides was often referred to as "the just." The story goes that the Athenians were voting whether to exile Aristides (political leaders were often exiled or "ostracized" for a time to limit their power and to ensure the survival of the Athenian democracy). One commoner, not recognizing the statesman, asked him for assistance in voting against him. Aristides helped him without demur.

Contemporaries
570–480 BCEXenophanes
496–406 BCESophocles
469–399 BCESocrates
556–468 BCESimonides of Ceos
490–421 BCEProtagoras
600–527 BCEPisistratus
495–429 BCEPericles
515–445 BCEParmenides
?–480 BCELeonidas
485–425 BCEHerodotos
?–514 BCEHarmodius
485–380 BCEGorgias
480–406 BCEEuripides
500–428 BCEAnaxagoras
585–525 BCEAnaximenes
570–475 BCEAnacreon
525–456 BCEAeschylus