Alcmaeonid family
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The Alcmaeonid family was a powerful and influential aristocratic clan in ancient Athens, known for its political prominence, periodic exiles, and association with major figures such as Pericles.
Aliases (3)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian genos
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aristocratic family → |
| accusedOf | sacrilege in the suppression of Cylon’s coup → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Cylonian affair
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building of the temple of Apollo at Delphi → curse of the Alcmaeonids → reforms of Cleisthenes → |
| country |
Classical Athens
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surface form: "Ancient Athens"
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| ethnicity | Greek → |
| faced |
banishment from Athens at various times
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ostracism of its members → |
| governanceContext | Athenian polis → |
| hasAncestralFigure |
Alcmaeon (son of Megacles)
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surface form: "Alcmaeon"
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| hasNotableMember |
Agariste
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Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) → Cleisthenes → Megacles → Pericles → Xanthippus → |
| hasRival |
Peisistratid
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surface form: "Peisistratid family"
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| heritage | mythologized ancestry → |
| knownFor |
association with Pericles
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opposition to tyranny → periodic exile from Athens → political influence in archaic Athens → role in the overthrow of the Peisistratid tyranny → |
| language | Ancient Greek → |
| linkedTo |
Athenian aristocratic politics
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development of Athenian democracy → |
| locatedIn | Attica → |
| politicalAlignment | often associated with democratic reforms → |
| politicalRole |
held archonships in Athens
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involved in Athenian foreign policy → |
| regionOfActivity | Aegean world → |
| religiousAssociation | Delphi → |
| reputation |
controversial
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influential → powerful → |
| socialClass | eupatrid → |
| sourceMention | Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution → |
| subjectOf |
works of Herodotus
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surface form: "Herodotus’ Histories"
History of the Peloponnesian War →
surface form: "Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War"
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| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Athenian royal house"
this entity surface form: "Alcmaeonid circle by marriage"
this entity surface form: "Alcmaeonidae"
this entity surface form: "Alcmaeonidae"