PEISISTRATUS

Meaning of PEISISTRATUS in English

Variant: or Pi · sis · tra · tus

Pronunciation: pi- ' sis-tr ə -t ə s, p ə -

Function: biographical name

d 527 B.C. Athenian tyrant

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PEISISTRATUS — or Pisistratus biographical name died 527 B.C. Athenian tyrant
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PEISISTRATUS — or Pisistratus died 527 BC Born an aristocrat, he gained military honours early. He first became tyrant in 560 after …
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PEISISTRATUS — or Pi·sis·tra·tus pi-ˈsis-trə-təs, pə- died 527 B.C. Athenian tyrant
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PEISISTRATUS — born 6th century BC died 527 BC also spelled Pisistratus tyrant of ancient Athens whose unification of Attica and consolidation …
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PEISISTRATUS — or Pisistratus died 527 BC Tyrant of Athens ( 0441; 560559, 556555, 546527). Born an aristocrat, he gained military honours …
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PISISTRATUS — biographical name see: Peisistratus
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SOLON — born с 630 died с 560 BC Athenian statesman, reformer, and poet, known as one of the Seven Wise Men …
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HIPPIAS — died 490 BC Tyrant of Athens (528/527–510). He succeeded his father, Peisistratus , as tyrant . Hippias was a patron …
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ALCMAEONID FAMILY — Athenian family important in the 6th–5th century BC. During the archonship (magistracy) of the Alcmaeonid Megacles (632? BC), the family …
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PISISTRATUS — — see Peisistratus
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