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Paralus and Xanthippus (Gr. Πάραλος and Ξάνθιππος) were the two legitimate sons of Pericles, Xanthippus being the older one and Paralus the younger, and hence members of the Alcmaeonid family. Xanthippus was named after Pericles' father, while Paralus was named after the sacred trireme and flagship of the Athenian fleet.
Paralus and Xanthippus. 1 reference. inferred from. Paralus and Xanthippus. country of citizenship. Classical Athens. 0 references. name in native language.
Or take another example— [94b] the splendidly accomplished Pericles: he, as you are aware, brought up two sons, Paralus and Xanthippus. Anytus Yes. Socrates And, you know as well as I, he taught them to be the foremost horsemen of Athens, and trained them to excel in music and gymnastics and all else that comes under the head of the arts; and ...
The Plague of Athens was a devastating epidemic that ravaged the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece in 430 B.C.E., during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.E. ), when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. The disease killed over 30,000 citizens, sailors, and soldiers of Athens—one-quarter to one-third of the ...
Xanthippus ( Ancient Greek: Ξάνθιππος) of Lacedaemon, or of Carthage, was a Spartan mercenary general employed by Carthage during the First Punic War. He led the Carthaginian army to considerable success against the Roman Republic during the course of the war, training the army to a professional standard before defeating the Romans at ...
Oct 5, 2010 · The two Sophists Prodikus and Hippias, together with Kallias, Kritias, Alkibiades, Eryxiinachus, Phaedrus, Pausanias, Agathon, the two sons of Perikles (Paralus and Xanthippus), Charmides son of Glaukon, Antimoerus of Mende, a promising pupil of Protagoras, who is in training for the profession of a Sophist—these and others are all present at ...
