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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.
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∙ 10y agoThe tyrants were able to seize control over the Athens because the tyrant Peisitratus was a relative of Solon
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