People / group
Alcmaeonidae
The Alcmaeonids were a powerful noble family of ancient Athens. They were accused of sacrilege for killing followers of Cylon in a sanctuary around 632 BCE, and spent periods in exile. During one such exile, after a fire in 548 BCE, they rebuilt the temple of Apollo at Delphi with a marble façade, winning the oracle's favour. Their members included the reformer Cleisthenes, and Pericles was an Alcmaeonid through his mother.
Mentioned in 2 state histories
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alcmaeonidae. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alcmaeonidae
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- “Alcmaeonidae.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alcmaeonidae. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Alcmaeonidae.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alcmaeonidae.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Alcmaeonidae’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alcmaeonidae (Accessed: ).
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