The Tyrant of the Chersonese
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Miltiades was so called, and yet was he, as Byron says (in The Isles of Greece), "Freedom's best and bravest friend.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Tyrant of the Chersonese” mean?
Miltiades was so called, and yet was he, as Byron says (in The Isles of Greece), "Freedom's best and bravest friend.
Is “The Tyrant of the Chersonese” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.