Xanthippus

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Xanthippus was an Athenian statesman and general of the early 5th century BCE, best known for his role in the Persian Wars and as a prominent figure in Athenian politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian general
Athenian statesman
ancient Greek politician
historical figure
military commander
activePeriod early 5th century BCE
associatedWith Athenian democracy
Athenian navy
naval warfare
citizenship Athens
cityOfActivity Athens
country Classical Athens
culture Ancient Greek
deathPlace Asia Minor
surface form: Aegean region (uncertain)
era Classical Greece
ethnicity Greek
fatherOf Pericles
floruit c. 490–470 BCE
gender male
knownFor Athenian politics
command at the Battle of Mycale
role in the Persian Wars
language Ancient Greek
memberOf Alcmaeonid family
surface form: Alcmaeonid circle by marriage

Athenian aristocracy
militaryConflict Greco-Persian Wars
militaryRank strategos
notableAction commanded allied Greek fleet at Mycale (according to some traditions)
notableBattle Battle of Mycale
Battle of Salamis
notableRelative Cleisthenes
surface form: Cleisthenes (through marriage)

Megacles (through marriage)
occupation general
statesman
participatedIn Greco-Persian Wars
Greco-Persian Wars
surface form: Persian Wars
politicalAlignment anti-Persian policy
positionHeld Athenian general
Athenian political leader
regionOfActivity Aegean Sea
source Herodotus
Plutarch
spouse Agariste of the Alcmaeonidae
timeInHistory between the Battle of Marathon and the early Delian League period

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Battle of Mycale GreekCommander Xanthippus
Pericles father Xanthippus
Agariste hasRelative Xanthippus
Agariste spouse Xanthippus