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.

Aliases (3)

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 (8)

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

Boutes → associatedWith → Alcmaeonid family →

this entity surface form: "Athenian royal house"

Cleisthenes → family → Alcmaeonid family →

Agariste → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family →

Alcibiades → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family →

Pericles → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family →

Xanthippus → memberOf → Alcmaeonid family →

this entity surface form: "Alcmaeonid circle by marriage"

Cleisthenes → nobleFamily → Alcmaeonid family →

this entity surface form: "Alcmaeonidae"

Agariste → notableFamily → Alcmaeonid family →

this entity surface form: "Alcmaeonidae"