Le fonti sulla morte di Efialte fra reticenza e disinformazione

The sources on Ephialtes’ death between reticence and disinformation\r\n\r\nAristotle and Plutarch mention the name of the murderer, Aristodikos of Tanagra; Plutarch (who quotes Aristotle anyway) refers expressly an oligarchic conspiracy, aimed to eliminate Ephialtes as he was inflexible against those who did wrong to the people.\r\nIdomeneus accuses Pericles of killing his friend and ally by envy: Plutarch, who quotes Idomeneus, does not trust this version, which arises from the opposition to Pericles and certainly belongs to the category of false news.\r\nAntiphon (which is the oldest source) and Diodorus (the only real "historian") are characterised by reticence: in their opinion, the case remained unsolved. The reticence of these sources, of anti-democratic tendency, seems to confirm the version of the oligarchic conspiracy.\r\nReticence and disinformation distinguish therefore the tradition on Ephialtes’ death; however, the comparison with the best vein, that of Aristotle and Plutarch, allows us to advance a convincing hypothetical reconstruction.