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Alcmaeonidae |
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Alcmaeonidae (ălk'mēŏ`nĭdē), Athenian family powerful in the 7th, 6th, and 5th cent. B.C. Blamed for the murder of the followers of Cylon, the would-be tyrant (c.632 B.C.), they were considered attainted and were exiled. They were again in Athens in the 6th cent. The most prominent members of the family later were Cleisthenes Cleisthenes, fl. 510 B.C., Athenian statesman. He was the head of his family, the Alcmaeonidae , after the exile of Hippias, and with Spartan help had made himself undisputed ruler of Athens by 506 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. , Pericles Pericles (pĕr`ĭklēz), c.495–429 B.C., Athenian statesman. ..... Click the link for more information. (whose mother was an Alcmaeonid), and Alcibiades Alcibiades (ălsĭbī`ədēz), c.450–404 B.C., Athenian statesman and general. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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