Editing Callias II (section)

{{Short description|5th-century BC Greek statesman, soldier and diplomat}}
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'''Callias''' ({{langx|el|Καλλίας|Kallias}}) was an [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] statesman, soldier and diplomat active in 5th century BC. He is commonly known as '''Callias II''' to distinguish him from his grandfather, Callias I, and from his grandson, [[Callias III]], who apparently squandered the family's fortune.<ref name="Storey-180">{{in lang|en}} {{cite book |author1=Ian Christopher Storey |author-link=Ian Christopher Storey |title=Eupolis: Poet of Old Comedy |year=2003 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=9780199259922 |page=180 }}</ref>