Talk:Callixenus

Requested move 21 August 2017

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The result of the move request was: Moved to "Callixenus" and the dab page moved, as suggested by P Aculeius. There is a rough consensus that this is acceptable.  — Amakuru (talk) 14:46, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

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Callixeinus → ? – Subject's name is Καλλιξενος, not Καλλιξεινος, and is transliterated "Callixenus" in both Brill's New Pauly and the DGRBM. Callixenus is a disambiguation page, and probably should continue to be. Callixenus (Athenian politician) is a possibility, but that does not disambiguate from the Alcmaeonid who may have been ostracised in the 480s. He doesn't yet have an article, but is probably notable, so I would like to choose a better target for this Callixenus. Possibilities include Callixenus (floruit 406 BC) and Callixenus (prosecutor of the generals after Arginusae). I don't really like either of them, though, and am open to better suggestions. Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 21:47, 21 August 2017 (UTC) --Relisting. Steel1943 (talk) 16:11, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

• His name in Greek is Καλλίξεινος, with a xi, not a chi. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:28, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

So it is. That was careless of me. Nonetheless, the point remains that there isn't a second iota in the name in any source I can find. Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 06:58, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

As it stands, there's no article for the Alcmaeonid, and in the disambiguation page he's spelled "Kallixenos" (which looks extremely odd to me). I suggest moving the disambiguation page to "Callixenus (disambiguation)" (and probably changing "Kallixenos" to "Callixenus"; if someone wants to make an article, it could be "Callixenus (Alcmaeonid)", leaving this Callixenus primary for the title. Then move this article over the former disambiguation page. P Aculeius (talk) 19:23, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

It's by no means clear to me which Callixenus is the primary topic, but your suggestion would avoid having to disambiguate the least easily disambiguatable of the Callixenuses (Kallixenoi?) Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 20:35, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

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