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Pisistratus
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Pisistratus (also spelled Peisistratus or Peisistratos; ; – 527 BC) was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyrant in the late 560s, the early 550s and from 546 BC until his death. His unification of Attica, the triangular peninsula of Greece containing Athens, along with economic and cultural improvements laid the groundwork for the later pre-eminence of Athens in ancient Greece. His legacy lies primarily in his institution of the Panathenaic Games, historically assigned the date of 566 BC, and the consequent first attempt at producing a definitive version of the Homeric epic
Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Pisistratus
- Officeholder.image
- Statue of Peisistratos.jpg
- Officeholder.image_upright
- 0.8
- Officeholder.office
- Tyrant of Athens
- Officeholder.term
- 561 BC, 559–556 BC, 546–527 BC
- Officeholder.birth_date
- 600 BC
- Officeholder.birth_place
- Philaidai
- Officeholder.death_date
- Spring 527 BC (aged 73)
- Officeholder.death_place
- Athens
- Officeholder.successor
- Hippias
- Officeholder.children
- Hipparchus, Hippias, Iophon and Hegesistratus
- Officeholder.parents
- Hippocrates
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Athens
- Father
- Hippocrates
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Participant in
- ancient Olympic Games
- Family
- Pisistratides
- Image
- Statue of Peisistratos.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0600-00-00
- date of death
- 0528-00-00
- Commons category
- Peisistratos
- relative
- Solon
- name in native language
- Πεισίστρατος
- P8168
- Jacqueline Audry
- significant place
- Classical Athens
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Background
- Early life and rise to power
- Periods of power/three attempts at tyranny
- First period of power
- Exile and second period of power
- Conflict, second exile, and return to power for third time
- Achievements and contributions to Athens during third and final tyranny
- Culture, religion, and arts
- Policy: domestic and foreign
- Domestic
- Foreign
- Popular tyrant
- Legacy and aftermath
- See also
- Notes
- References
Pisistratus (also spelled Peisistratus or Peisistratos; ; – 527 BC) was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyrant in the late 560s, the early 550s and from 546 BC until his death. His unification of Attica, the triangular peninsula of Greece containing Athens, along with economic and cultural improvements laid the groundwork for the later pre-eminence of Athens in ancient Greece. His legacy lies primarily in his institution of the Panathenaic Games, historically assigned the date of 566 BC, and the consequent first attempt at producing a definitive version of the Homeric epics. Pisistratus's championing of the lower class of Athens is an early example of populism. While in power, he did not hesitate to confront the aristocracy and greatly reduce their privileges, confiscating their lands and giving them to the poor. Pisistratus funded many religious and artistic programs, in order to improve the economy and spread the wealth more equally among the Athenian people.
Pisistratids is the common family or clan name for the three tyrants, who ruled in Athens from 546 to 510 BC, referring to Pisistratus and his two sons, Hipparchus and Hippias.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pisistratus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.