Person

Peisistratus

d. 527 BCE · 6th century BCE · Also known as Pisistratus

Peisistratus was a tyrant of Athens who seized power three times between about 561 and 546 BCE and ruled until his death in 527 BCE. He kept the outward forms of Solon's constitution, promoted farming and public building, and expanded the Panathenaic festival. His sons Hippias and Hipparchus succeeded him; Hippias was expelled in 510 BCE, opening the way to the reforms of Cleisthenes.

Peisistratus
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

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