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Hippias of Athens
(
Greek
:
?ππ?α? ? ?θηνα?ο?
) lived in
Athens
in the 6th century
BC
. He was one of the sons of
Peisistratus
, the ruler of Athens. Hippias succeeded Peisistratus in 527 BC. and became
tyrant
of
Athens
.
[1]
His brother Cleisthenes was murdered in 514 BC. Hippias' behavior changed. He became cruel and angry, executing people in revenge, and taking away the freedom of people. He also was afraid of threats from the
aristocrats
. In the end his
uncle
Cleisthenes
decided to overthrow Hippias and gain power for himself and his family. Hippias was captured and sent into
exile
, away from Athens forever in 510 BC.
[2]
Hippias fled to
Persia
, and the Persians threatened to attack Athens if they did not accept Hippias. The Athenians preferred to remain
democratic
despite the danger from Persia. Soon after, the
Ionian Revolt
against Persian rule began in the Greek colonies in
Asia Minor
. It was put down in 494 BC, but
Darius I
of Persia was keen to punish Athens for its role in the revolt. In 490 BC Hippias, still in the service of the Persians, led Darius to Marathon, in
Greece
. The
Battle of Marathon
began a series of Greek victories which made Athens and its colonies successful. The next 200 years saw flowering of the
classical Greek civilisation
.
[3]
- ↑
Aristotle
,
The Athenian Constitution
, Part 18
- ↑
Sacks, David
et al'
2009. Hippias. In
Encyclopedia of the ancient Greek world
. Infobase Publishing, p. 157.
ISBN
9781438110202
- ↑
Fine J.V.A. 1983.
The Ancient Greeks: a critical history
. Harvard University Press, p. 226.
ISBN
9780674033146
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