Hyperbolus

Hyperbolus in Wikipedia

Hyperbolus (Ancient Greek: Ὑπέρβολoς, Hypérbolos) was an Athenian politician active during the first half of the Peloponnesian war, coming to particular prominence after the death of Cleon. Like Cleon, he counts as a demagogue, one who exercised power solely through speech in the assembly. Unlike Cleon, Hyperbolos did not have a noble background, ...

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Hyperbŏlus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Ὑπέρβολος). An Athenian demagogue in the Peloponnesian War, of servile origin. In order to get rid of either Nicias or Alcibiades, Hyperbolus called for the exercise of the ostracism. But the parties endangered combined to defeat him, and the vote of exile fell on Hyperbolus himself-an application of that dignified punishment by which it was thoug...

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