Alcmaion
Family: Athenian · Role: ancestor of Cleisthenes · First appears: Book 5 · §63–69
Life events
- Cleisthenes and Isagoras entered a power struggle, and Cleisthenes joined forces with the people.(Book 5 · §63–69 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Cleisthenes (Athens) Isagoras Tisander
- “These men came to party strife for power; and then Cleisthenes was being worsted in the struggle, he made common cause with the people.”
- Alcmaion helped Croesus's Lydians at Delphi, and Croesus invited him to Sardis and offered him gold.(Book 6 · §116–125 · 📍 Sardis)
- With: Croesus
- “For first Alcmaion the son of Megacles showed himself a helper of the Lydians from Sardis who came from Croesus to the Oracle at Delphi, and assisted them with zeal; and Croesus having heard from the Lydians who went to the Oracle that this man did him service, sent for him to Sardis; and when he came, he offered to give him a gift of as much gold as he could carry away at once upon his own person.”
- Croesus gave Alcmaion the gold he carried and an additional gift of equal value.(Book 6 · §116–125 · 📍 Sardis)
- With: Croesus
- “and upon Croesus came laughter when he saw him, and he not only gave him all that, but also presented him in addition with more not inferior in value to that.”
- Alcmaion won a victory with his chariot-horses at Olympia.(Book 6 · §116–125 · 📍 Olympia)
- “and thus the Alcmaion of whom I speak became a breeder of chariot-horses and won a victory at Olympia.”
Book 5 · §63–69
- with Cleisthenes (Athens) (interaction) “Cleisthenes a descendant of Alcmaion”
- parent: Cleisthenes (Athens) “Cleisthenes a descendant of Alcmaion”
Book 6 · §126–133
- child: Megacles “from Athens came Megacles the son of that Alcmaion who went to Croesus”
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