Philaidae
Sign in to saveThe Philaidae or Philaids () were a powerful noble family of ancient Athens. They were conservative land-owning aristocrats and many of them were very wealthy. The Philaidae produced two of the most famous generals in Athenian history: Miltiades the Younger and Cimon.
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- Tyrants of the Thracian Chersonese
- Miltiades returns to Athens
- Cimon leads the war against Persia
- Thucydides
- Later Philaids
- References
The Philaidae or Philaids () were a powerful noble family of ancient Athens. They were conservative land-owning aristocrats and many of them were very wealthy. The Philaidae produced two of the most famous generals in Athenian history: Miltiades the Younger and Cimon.
The Philaids claimed descent from the mythological Philaeus, son of Ajax. The family originally came from Brauron in Attica. Later a prominent branch of the clan were based at Lakiadae west of Athens. In the late 7th century BC a Philaid called Agamestor married the daughter of Cypselus, the powerful tyrant of Corinth. In 597 BC a man named Cypselus was archon of Athens. This Cypselus was probably grandson of the Corinthian tyrant of the same name and son of Agamestor.
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