Hippias
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Peisistratus
- Born
- c. 570 BC, Athens
- Died
- 490 BC (aged c. 80), Lemnos
- Relations
- Hipparchus (brother)
- Children
- Archedice and 4 others
- Parent
- Pisistratus
- Allegiance
- Achaemenid Empire
- Years of service
- 490 BC
- Battles wars
- First Persian invasion of Greece Battle of Marathon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Marathon
- Father
- Pisistratus
- Sibling
- Hipparchus
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- eponymous archon
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Pisistratides
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- date of death
- 0490-01-01
- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- time period
- classical antiquity
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview
Hippias (Ancient Greek: Ἱππίας, romanized: Hippías; c. 570 BC – 490 BC) was the last tyrant of Athens, ruling from 527 to 510 BC. He was one of the Peisistratids, a group of tyrants from the same family in ancient Greece. His father was Pisistratus, who preceded him as ruler of Athens, while his brother Hipparchus may have ruled jointly with him. Hippias also had an illegitimate son, Hegesistratus, whom he made tyrant of Sigeion. He was deposed when Cleomenes I of Sparta successfully invaded Athens and forced him to flee to the Achaemenid Empire.
Early life
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