Xanthippus

Xanthippus in wikipedia

Xanthippus (Gr. Ξάνθιππος) was a wealthy Athenian politician and general during the early part of the fifth century BC. He was the son of Ariphron and father of Pericles [1]. Xanthippus served as eponymous archon of Athens in 479 BC. Xanthippus was directly responsible for the impeachment of Miltiades the Younger following Miltiades' failure to ca...

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Xanthippus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

The son of Ariphron and father of Pericles. He succeeded Themistocles as commander of the Athenian fleet in B.C. 479, and commanded the Athenians at the decisive battle of Mycalé....

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