Xanthippus

Family: Athenian · Role: father of Pericles · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 4

Xanthippus was the father of Pericles, who commanded him.

Relationship record

Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 4

• child: Pericles “under the command of Pericles, son of Xanthippus.”

Book 1 · Chapter 5 · Part 2

• child: Pericles “Pericles, son of Xanthippus, was connected with the curse on his mother’s side”

Book 1 · Chapter 5 · Part 4

• child: Pericles “Among them came forward Pericles, son of Xanthippus, the first man of his time at Athens,”

Book 2 · Chapter 6 · Part 3

• child: Pericles “Pericles, son of Xanthippus, one of the ten generals of the Athenians, finding that the invasion was to take place, conceived the idea that Archidamus, who happened to be his friend, might possibly pass by his estate without ravaging it.”

Book 2 · Chapter 6 · Part 5

• child: Pericles “Towards the autumn of this year the Athenians invaded the Megarid with their whole levy, resident aliens included, under the command of Pericles, son of Xanthippus.”

Book 2 · Chapter 6 · Part 6

• child: Pericles “Pericles, son of Xanthippus, was chosen to pronounce their eulogium.”

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.