Alcmaeonid family
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The Alcmaeonid family was a powerful and influential aristocratic clan in ancient Athens, known for its political prominence, periodic exiles, and association with major figures such as Pericles.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alcmaeonid family canonical | 17 |
| Alcmaeonidae | 6 |
| Alcmaeonid | 2 |
| Alcmaeonids | 2 |
| Alcmaeon (mythical or eponymous ancestor of the Alcmaeonids) | 1 |
| Alcmaeonid circle by marriage | 1 |
| Alcmaeonid clan | 1 |
| Alcmaeonid family (attributed via Pericles) | 1 |
| Athenian royal house | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T565339 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Alcmaeonid family Context triple: [Pericles, memberOf, Alcmaeonid family]
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Socratic family
The Socratic family refers to the immediate household and descendants of the classical Athenian philosopher Socrates, including his wife Xanthippe and their sons such as Lamprocles.
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Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
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Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
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Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alcmaeonid family Target entity description: The Alcmaeonid family was a powerful and influential aristocratic clan in ancient Athens, known for its political prominence, periodic exiles, and association with major figures such as Pericles.
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A.
Socratic family
The Socratic family refers to the immediate household and descendants of the classical Athenian philosopher Socrates, including his wife Xanthippe and their sons such as Lamprocles.
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B.
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
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C.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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D.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
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E.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian genos
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aristocratic family ⓘ |
| accusedOf | sacrilege in the suppression of Cylon’s coup ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Cylonian affair
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building of the temple of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ curse of the Alcmaeonids ⓘ reforms of Cleisthenes ⓘ |
| country |
Classical Athens
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surface form:
Ancient Athens
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| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| faced |
banishment from Athens at various times
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ostracism of its members ⓘ |
| governanceContext | Athenian polis ⓘ |
| hasAncestralFigure |
Alcmaeon (son of Megacles)
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surface form:
Alcmaeon
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| hasNotableMember |
Agariste
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Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) ⓘ Cleisthenes ⓘ Megacles ⓘ Pericles ⓘ Xanthippus ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Peisistratid
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surface form:
Peisistratid family
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| heritage | mythologized ancestry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Pericles
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opposition to tyranny ⓘ periodic exile from Athens ⓘ political influence in archaic Athens ⓘ role in the overthrow of the Peisistratid tyranny ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Athenian aristocratic politics
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development of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Attica ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | often associated with democratic reforms ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
held archonships in Athens
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involved in Athenian foreign policy ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Aegean world ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Delphi ⓘ |
| reputation |
controversial
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influential ⓘ powerful ⓘ |
| socialClass | eupatrid ⓘ |
| sourceMention | Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
works of Herodotus
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surface form:
Herodotus’ Histories
History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
surface form:
Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War
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| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Alcmaeonid family Description of subject: The Alcmaeonid family was a powerful and influential aristocratic clan in ancient Athens, known for its political prominence, periodic exiles, and association with major figures such as Pericles.
Referenced by (32)
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