1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

Who was Iphigenia? What did Cincinnatus do? A thousand gods, heroes and tyrants of the classical world, each explained in the time it takes to read a text message.

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5 characters in this part of 1000 Classical Characters.

Xanthippus

Son of Ariphron and father of Pericles. He succeeded Themistocles as commander of the Athenian fleet in B. c. 479, and commanded the…

Xenophanes

A celebrated philosopher, who was a native of Colophon, and flourished between B. c. 540 and 500. He was also a poet, and considerable…

Xenophon

A celebrated Athenian, son of Gryllus, famous as a general, philosopher, and historian. He joined Cyrus the Younger in an expedition…

Xerxes

Son and successor of Darius on the throne of Persia. He entered Greece with an immense army, which was checked at Thermopylae by the valor…

Xuthus

Son of Hellen by the nymph Orseis, and a brother of Dorus and Aeolus. He was king of Peloponnesus, and the husband of Creusa, the daughter…

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