
Hyperbolus (Ancient Greek: Ὑπέρβολoς, Hypérbolos) was an Athenian politician active during the first half of the Peloponnesian war, coming to particular prominence after the death of Cleon. Like Cleon, he counts as a demagogue, one who exercised power solely through speech in the assembly. It appears that like other such leaders he was w...
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(from the article `Alcibiades`) ...of the Peloponnese. This alliance was defeated by Sparta at the Battle of Mantineia (418). Alcibiades, however, escaped ostracism, a form of ...
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