Alcmaeonid family

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Athenian genos aristocratic family

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.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Alcmaeonid family canonical 17
Alcmaeonidae 6
Alcmaeonid 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian genos ⓘ
aristocratic family ⓘ
accusedOf sacrilege in the suppression of Cylon’s coup ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Cylonian affair ⓘ
building of the temple of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ
curse of the Alcmaeonids ⓘ
reforms of Cleisthenes ⓘ
country Classical Athens ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Athens
ethnicity Greek ⓘ
faced banishment from Athens at various times ⓘ
ostracism of its members ⓘ
governanceContext Athenian polis ⓘ
hasAncestralFigure Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) ⓘ
surface form: Alcmaeon
hasNotableMember Agariste ⓘ
Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) ⓘ
Cleisthenes ⓘ
Megacles ⓘ
Pericles ⓘ
Xanthippus ⓘ
hasRival Peisistratid ⓘ
surface form: Peisistratid family
heritage mythologized ancestry ⓘ
knownFor association with Pericles ⓘ
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 ⓘ
development of Athenian democracy ⓘ
locatedIn Attica ⓘ
politicalAlignment often associated with democratic reforms ⓘ
politicalRole held archonships in Athens ⓘ
involved in Athenian foreign policy ⓘ
regionOfActivity Aegean world ⓘ
religiousAssociation Delphi ⓘ
reputation controversial ⓘ
influential ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
socialClass eupatrid ⓘ
sourceMention Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution ⓘ
subjectOf works of Herodotus ⓘ
surface form: Herodotus’ Histories

History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
surface form: Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War
timePeriod Archaic Greece ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pericles → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Cleisthenes → family → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Cleisthenes → nobleFamily → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonidae
Alcibiades → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Xanthippus → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonid circle by marriage
Agariste → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Agariste → notableFamily → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonidae
Boutes → associatedWith → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Athenian royal house
Hippias of Athens → politicalOpponent → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Peisistratid → opposedBy → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Peisistratos → ally → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Peisistratos → opponent → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonids
Peisistratid tyranny in Athens → associatedWith → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Peisistratid tyranny in Athens → opposedBy → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonids
Deinomache → familyClan → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Megacles (through marriage) → family → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonidae
Agariste of the Alcmaeonidae → familyName → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonidae
Agariste of the Alcmaeonidae → notableFamily → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) → clan → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonidae
Megacles → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Megacles → familyName → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonid
Cylonian affair → hasOpposingParty → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Cylonian affair → hasKeyFigure → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Cylonian affair → hasRelatedFamily → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
curse of the Alcmaeonids → associatedWith → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
curse of the Alcmaeonids → appliesTo → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonid clan
Ariphron → familyName → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonid family (attributed via Pericles)
Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae → notableFamily → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonidae
Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae → familyName → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeonid
Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae → hasAncestor → Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alcmaeon (mythical or eponymous ancestor of the Alcmaeonids)