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Perikles son of Xanthippos the Athenian

Perikles son of Xanthippos the Athenian. The archaeological and literary evidence. The archaeological evidence. One of two ostraka : date unknown ΠΕΡΙΚΛΕΣ ΧΣΑΝΘΙΠΠΟ Περικλῆς Ξανθίππου Perikles Xanthippo υ Perikles son of Xanthippos.

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Perikles son of Xanthippos the Athenian

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  1. Perikles son of Xanthipposthe Athenian The archaeological and literary evidence

  2. The archaeological evidence One of two ostraka: date unknownΠΕΡΙΚΛΕΣ ΧΣΑΝΘΙΠΠΟ Περικλῆς ΞανθίππουPeriklesXanthippoυPerikles son of Xanthippos Roman statue bust of “Perikles”British MuseumBased on a 5th C. BCE bronze statue by Cresilas of Crete Statue base, Athenian Acropolis, InscriptionesGraecae 13 884:[- - - - -]ικλέος.[Κρεσ]ίλας ἐποίε.[- - - - -]ikleos. [Kres]ilasepoie. “[Xanthippus/ Perikles] son of [Per]ikles [dedicated] (this statue of Athena). [Cres]ilas sculpted it.” “On the Athenian Acropolis is a statue of Perikles, the son of Xanthippus, and one of Xanthippus himself, who fought against the Persians at the naval battle of Mycale” (Pausanias 1.25, 2nd c. CE)

  3. The literary evidence: family of Perikles(Hdt. 6.131; 9.114, 120-121)What is the significance of his family connections? “… Agariste [daughter of Hippokrates], being with child, saw a vision in her sleep – she imagined that she bore a lion. And a few days later she produced Perikles for Xanthippos” (Hdt. 6.131). “… the Athenians, with Xanthippus their general … crossed over to the Chersonesus and laid siege to Sestos … they sailed away to Hellas, carrying with them the cables of the bridges to be dedicated in their temples” (Hdt. 9.114, 120-1; see Thuc. 1.89). = = = =

  4. The literary evidence: career of Perikles, 472/1-440/39 BCE(Thuc. book 1; Ath. Pol. 26-28; Plut. Perikles)(further evidence drawn from Plutarch for Monday) • choregosfor Persians, 472/1 • charged Kimon with malfeasance over revolt of Thasos, 465/4 • worked with Ephialtes to attack the Areopagus, 462/1 • may have contributed to Kimon’s ostracism, 461 • introduced pay for jurors, ca. 461-455 • led expedition against Sikyon, Akarnania (Corinthian Gulf), 455 • staved off invasion of Attica by Sparta by bribing King Pleistoanax • restricted citizenship to children of two Athenian citizens, ca. 451 • elected strategos every year ca. 455-431/0 • suppressed revolt on Euboea, 446 • becomes guardian of Alkibiades, ca. 446 • suppressed revolt of Samos (together with Sophocles), 440/39 What kind of picture emerges of the political career of Perikles?Summary of his impact on Athens: Ath. Pol. 26-28 (Tracy 21-22)

  5. The literary evidence: character of PeriklesPlutarch Perikles Plutarch expounds extensively on the character of Perikles. What are some of the key personality traits that Plutarch highlights and how do they connect to, and explain, his political career? What was the quality of leadership Perikles offered the Athenians, and how did it differ from that of Themistokles, Aristides and Kimon?

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