Xanthippus
- The father of Pericles, Cic. Brut. 11, 44.—
- II A Lacedaemonian, who took Regulus prisoner, Cic. Off. 3, 26, 99.
- 1. vader v. Pericles, behaalde samen met de Spartaanse koning Leotychidas de overwinning op de Perzen bij Mycale (in 479 v. Chr.);
- 2. Spartaanse legeraanvoerder bij de Carthagers in de 1e Pun. oorlog.
(Ξάνθιππος).
1. One of the sons of Melas, who revolted against Oeneus, and were slain by Tydeus. (Apollod. 1.8.5.)
2. A son of Deiphontes. (Paus. 2.28.3.)
3. A hero who had an heroum at Daulia, in Phocis. (Paus. 10.4.7.) [L.S]
(Ξάνθιππος).
1. The son of Ariphron and father of Pericles. In B. C. 490, he impeached Miltiades on his return from his unsuccessful expedition against the island of Paros. In B. C. 484 he left Athens together with the other inhabitants on the approach of Xerxes, and in the following year (B. C. 479) he succeeded Themistocles as commander of the Athenian fleet. He commanded the Athenians at the decisive battle of Mycale, which was fought on the coast of Ionia on the same day as the battle of Plataea, September, B. C. 470. The Grecian fleet then sailed to the Hellespont; and when they found that the bridge had been broken down, Leotychides and the Peloponnesians returned home forthwith. Xanthippus, however, remained with the Athenian fleet in order to subdue the Chersonese, where several of the Athenians had previously held considerable property. The Persians threw themselves into the town of Sestos, to which Xanthippus laid siege, and which was obliged to surrender early in the following spring (B. C. 478). The Persian governor Artayctes attempted to escape, but was overtaken and abandoned by Xanthippus to the vengeance of the inhabitants of Elaeus, who crucified him. [Artayctes.] Xanthippus then returned to Athens with his fleet. (Hdt. 6.131, 136; Plut. Them. 10 ; Hdt. 8.131, 9.114_120.)
2. The elder of the two legitimate sons of Pericles. For an account of him, as well as for the authorities, see Paralus, the name of his younger brother.
3. The Lacedaemonian, who commanded the Carthaginians against Regulus, is spoken of in the life of the latter. [Regulus, p. 643b.] Xanthippus appears to have left Carthage a short time after his victory over Regulus.
(Ξάνθιππος). (1) The son of Ariphron and father of Pericles. He succeeded Themistocles as commander of the Athenian fleet in B.C. 479, and commanded the Athenians at the decisive battle of Mycalé.
(2) A Lacedaemonian, who commanded the Carthaginians against Regulus. See Regulus.
- Paus. 10.4.10
- father of Pericles: Hdt. 6.131, Paus. 1.25.1
- his impeachment of Miltiades: Hdt. 6.136
- Athenian general after Salamis: Hdt. 7.33, Hdt. 8.131
- son of Ariphron, defeats Persian fleet at Mycale: Paus. 1.25.1, Paus. 3.7.9, Paus. 8.52.3
- in command on the Hellespont: Hdt. 2.114, Hdt. 2.120
- his statue on Acropolis at Athens: Paus. 1.25.1
- Paus. 2.28.6
- killed by Tydeus: Apollod. 1.8.3, Apollod. 1.8.5