摘要：Plutarch's narratives of the Persian Wars assign a place of primary importance to Aristides the Just, and give him an influence not seen in any other source. At Marathon, Salamis and Plataea Aristides is front and centre, not only taking part in the battles, but also and especially offering sage counsel, reconciling differences, and managing the frac-tiousness of the Athenians and the Greek commanders. This prominent role assigned to Aristides probably results from Plutarch's concern in his own day (as evidenced, for ex-ample, in the Political Precepts) with concord and harmony amongst the ruling elite, and Aristides thus becomes for Plutarch an exemplum of how the statesman should conduct himself vis-à-vis his colleagues and the people at large
