Alcmaeon of Athens

Alcmaeon (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμαίων) was the last perpetual Archon of Athens, and member of the storied Alcmaeonid family. In 753 BC he was succeeded by Charops, the first archon with a limited term of office of ten years.

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