Hipponicus
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Hipponicus was an Athenian
military commander and son of Callias II and father of Callias III
and Hipparete
, who later married Alcibiades
. Together with Eurymedon he commanded the Athenian forces in the incursion into Boeotia
n territory (426 BC) and was slain at the Battle of Delium
(424).
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
military commander and son of Callias II and father of Callias III
Callias III
Callias , son of Hipponicus by the former wife of Pericles, an Alcmaeonid and the third member of one of the most distinguished Athenian families to bear the name of Callias...
and Hipparete
Hipparete
Hipparete was the daughter of Hipponicus III, a wealthy Athenian. She was married circa 424 BC or earlier to the prominent Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.-Background:...
, who later married Alcibiades
Alcibiades
Alcibiades, son of Clinias, from the deme of Scambonidae , was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last famous member of his mother's aristocratic family, the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War...
. Together with Eurymedon he commanded the Athenian forces in the incursion into Boeotia
Boeotia
Boeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes.-Geography:...
n territory (426 BC) and was slain at the Battle of Delium
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium or of Delion took place in 424 BC between the Athenians and the Boeotians, and ended with the siege of Delium in the following weeks.-Prelude:...
(424).