Tyrants

2/24/20
Clash of the Tyrants
  • Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE
  • his brother was murdered, and his rule became harsh
  • eventually he was expelled from Athens (this is called being ostracized)
  • in revenge, he began working with the Persian king Darius I, helping them invade Marathon
  • with Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes (both were aristocrats - surprise!) engaged in a power struggle
  • Isagoras had support from some fellow aristocrats, plus from Sparta/ upper class
  • Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athenians/ middle class
  • Isagoras wins
  • Isagoras becomes archon eponymous (tyrant)
  • He ostracizes Cleisthenes 
  • Cleisthenes’ supporters - and the ordinary Athenian citizens! - revolt against Isagoras’ tyranny
  • they trap Isagoras on the acropolis for two days - on the third day he fled and was banished
  • all happened in 508 BCE
Cleisthenes and Democracy
  • Cleisthenes - definitely a member of the elite
  • very rich
  • insulated from the “hoi polloi”
  • a crafty politician

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