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My father on the male side belonged to the Eupatrids,The Eupatrids (sons of noble sires) were the nobles, or patricians, in Athens of the early time. whose noble birth is apparent from the very name. On the female side he was of the Alcmeonidae,Descendants of Alcmeon, one of the greatest families in early Athens, expelled from the city in 595 B.C. who left behind a glorious memorial of their wealth; for AlcmeonSon of Megacles. was the first Athenian to win at Olympia with a team of horses, and the goodwill which they had toward the people they displayed in the time of the tyrants. For they were kinsmen of PisistratusPisistratus was a tyrant of Athens in the sixth century B.C. and before he came to power were closest to him of all the citizens, but they refused to share his tyranny; on the contrary, they preferred exile rather than to see their fellow-citizens enslaved.
