Milon may refer to:
First name
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Milo of Croton
Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete.
He was most likely a historical person, as he is mentioned by many classical authors, among them Aristotle, Pausanias, Cicero, Herodotus, Vitruvius, Epictetus, an ...
, ancient Greek wrestler
* Milo governor of Taranto (
fr), general under the command of
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus (; grc-gre, Πύρρος ; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period.Plutarch. '' Parallel Lives'',Pyrrhus... He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house, and later he be ...
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* St. Milon (c. 1158), bishop of
Thérouanne
Thérouanne (; vls, Terenburg; Dutch ''Terwaan'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located west of Aire-sur-la-Lys and south of Saint-Omer, on the D 157 and D 341 road junction. Loca ...
in Artois
* St. Milon (c. 730), monk of
Abbaye de Saint-Wandrille at
Fontenelle
* Milon (
fr) (died 1104) French cardinal of
Saint-Aubin
* Milon, Welsh knight in 13th-century medieval romance ''Lai de Milon'' by
Marie de France
Marie de France (fl. 1160 to 1215) was a poet, possibly born in what is now France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court o ...
Surname
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Titus Annius Milo
Titus Annius Milo (died 48 BC) was a Roman political agitator. The son of Gaius Papius Celsus, he was adopted by his maternal grandfather, Titus Annius Luscus. In 52 BC, he was prosecuted for the murder of Publius Clodius Pulcher and exiled from ...
, Roman senator, defended by Cicero in ''
Pro Milone
The "Pro Tito Annio Milone ad iudicem oratio" (Pro Milone) is a speech made by Marcus Tullius Cicero in 52 BC on behalf of his friend Titus Annius Milo. Milo was accused of murdering his political enemy Publius Clodius Pulcher on the Via Appia. Cic ...
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:fr:Bertrand Milon (15th century), French diplomat, founder of the
University of Nantes
The University of Nantes (french: Université de Nantes) is a public university located in the city of Nantes, France. In addition to the several campuses scattered in the city of Nantes, there are two satellite campuses located in Saint-Nazaire ...
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:fr:Joseph Milon (19th century), French painter
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Louis Milon
Louis-Jacques-Jessé Milon (18 April 1766 – 26 November 1849)Life dates are according to Babsky 1998, p. 422, who also says that there is some uncertainty: he may have been born in 1765 or 1769, and may have died in 1845. was a French ballet danc ...
(18th century), French dancer
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:fr:Michaël Milon, French
karateka
* ''Le Père Milon'', story by
Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destin ...
Places
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Milon-la-Chapelle
Milon-la-Chapelle () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Arts and culture
A chapel in the village, the Église de l'Assomption de la très Sainte Vierge, has a bas-relief sculpture by Ge ...
, commune in
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.[La Ferté-Milon
La Ferté-Milon () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, northern France.
Geography
La Ferté-Milon is situated on the river Ourcq, 27 km southwest of Soissons and 30 km northeast of Meaux. La Ferté-Milon station ...]
, commune of l'
Aisne.
Other
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AONS Milon
Athletic Club of Nea Smyrni Milon ( el, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Νέας Σμύρνης Μίλων/ΑΟΝΣ Μίλων) or simply AONS Milon is a multisport club in Greece that based in Nea Smyrni, Athens. It was founded in 1928 by a gro ...
, Greek sport club
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Milon's Secret Castle, a NES videogame about a character named Milon
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