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Who was the Athenian tyrant who embellished Athens with monuments?
Pericles (490-429 BCE) was a Greek Archon who develop social programs that paid Athenian men to build beautiful monuments in Athens. Though he began as an Archon, he is often referred to as the Tyrant of Athens. Plutarch details Pericles political life and the monuments he had built in his Life of Pericles.
What is a description of the rule of Draco the tyrant?
Draco was an Athenian statesman who first wrote down the laws of Athens, he was in no way a tyrant.
Why did Athens fight off the Persians?
They did not want to be captured and put under control again of the Athenian tyrant they had expelled 20 years earlier.
What is Pisistratus known for?
Pisistratus was an Athenian leader who came to power in 560 B.C. He also gave the Aristrocrats land to the poor and helped Athenian trade.
Who was the tyrant of Athens?
pisitratus
Who is a tyrant from Athens?
perticles
Who is Cleisthenes and why is he important to Greek history?
Cleisthenes was a leading politician in Athens after the expulsion of the tyrant Hippias in the late 6th Century BCE. He began the first steps towards Athenian democracy.
What caused the battle of Marathon?
Persia sent an expedition to Athens to reinstal an Athenian ex-tyrant to stop it causing trouble within the Persian Empire. The expeditionary force fought it out with the Athenian army on the Plain of Marathon. The Persians lost.
How did Athens become a tyrannical government?
They did not seize power in Athens. They were Athenian citizens who took over Athens with wide public support to put an end to the self-centered rule of the upper-class oligarchs, and bring equity to all classes.
Was Pericles a famous tyrant of Athens?
No, he helped bring about democracy in Athens.
What happened to Marathon in the Persian Wars?
It was the site of a battle between Athens and Plataea and a Persian expeditionary force sent to take over Athens and reinstall an Athenian tyrant to prevent it causing further trouble within the Persian Empire. The Athenians repelled the Persian force at the battle.
Why was ostracism used?
Ostracism was a procedure in use during the time of Athenian democracy. It gave citizens of Athens power to send in exile of up to ten years a person who was deemed to be a threat to the state or potential tyrant.
