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Xanthippus teamed up with his fellow aristocrat Aristides to counter the ambitions of Themistocles,Evelyn Abbott (1892) Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens, G. P. Putnam's sons, p.17 but Themistocles out-maneuvered them with a series of ostracisms that were basic referendums concerning the direction of the Athenian government. The lower classes had begun to flex their political muscle with Themistocles, and the results of the ostracisms reflected their new-found power. There were 5 prominent ostracisms of aristocrats during the political clashes of the 480's BC, and both Xanthippus and Aristides were among the victims.
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Oration IV of Andocides purports itself to be speech urging the ostracism of Alcibiades in 415 BC, but it is probably not authentic. The second ostracisms of Megacles and of Alcibiades son of Kleinias are reported only by Lysias in the quoted passage—no other ancient author refers to them. Thus, Lysias's report is regarded as probably spurious by many modern historians.
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Besides the three orations already mentioned, which are undoubtedly genuine, there is a fourth against Alcibiades (κατὰ Ἀλκιβιάδου), said to have been delivered by Andocides during the ostracism of 415; but it is probably spurious, though it appears to contain genuine historical matter. Some scholars ascribed it to Phaeax, who took part in the ostracism, according to Plutarch. But it is more likely that it is a rhetorical exercise from the early fourth century BC, since formal speeches were not delivered during ostracisms and the accusation or defence of Alcibiades was a standing rhetorical theme.Gribble. 1999. Alcibiades and Athens ch.
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