Editing Cimon (section)

===Military career===
During the [[Battle of Salamis]], Cimon distinguished himself by his bravery. He is mentioned as being a member of an embassy sent to Sparta in 479 BC.

Between 478 BC and 476 BC, a number of Greek maritime cities around the [[Aegean Sea]] did not wish to submit to Persian control again and offered their allegiance to Athens through [[Aristides]] at [[Delos]]. There, they formed the [[Delian League]] (also known as the Confederacy of Delos), and it was agreed that Cimon would be their principal commander.<ref name="thuc-hist">[[Thucydides]], [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7142 The History of the Peloponnesian War.]</ref> As strategos, Cimon commanded most of the League's operations until 463 BC. During this period, he and Aristides drove the Spartans under [[Pausanias (general)|Pausanias]] out of [[Byzantium]].

Cimon also captured [[Eion]] on the [[Struma (river)|Strymon]]{{sfnp|''DGRB&M''|1867|p=749}} from the Persian general [[Boges]]. Other coastal cities of the area surrendered to him after Eion, with the notable exception of [[Doriscus]]. He also conquered [[Scyros]] and drove out the pirates who were based there.<ref name="plutcimo-cal"/><ref>[[Herodotus]], [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2456 The History of Herodotus.]</ref> On his return, he brought the "bones" of the mythological [[Theseus]] back to Athens. To celebrate this achievement, three [[Herma]] statues were erected around Athens.<ref name="plutcimo-cal"/>