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You shut our people in as though they are frightened lamb! They won’t abide your cowardice much longer – and when I take your place, Pericles, Athens will carve a bloody trail to Sparta.
—Dialogue in Within the Long Walls

Cleon is an infantry hero in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece. He looks identical to the Strategos, with a hero glow. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health.

Campaign appearances[]

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  • Within the Long Walls: Cleon is a political rival of Pericles and will contest for power during elections. He can be prosecuted to reduce favor decline rate.
  • Speeches and Spears: Cleon leads the Athenian forces to the east of Amphipolis. He and his army must be destroyed to secure the Chalcidice for Sparta.

History[]

Cleon was a prominent Athenian politician and a key rival of Pericles during the 5th century BC. He appealed to the common citizens and opposed the aristocratic policies of Pericles and his successors using his aggressive rhetoric and strong support for Athens' imperial expansion, Cleon played a significant role in the Peloponnesian War, advocating for harsh measures against rebellious allies like Mytilene. Despite his influence, he was criticized by contemporaries like Aristophanes and Thucydides, who portrayed him as populist and self-serving. Cleon met his end in 422 BC at the Battle of Amphipolis.

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