Peisistratos

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Peisistratos was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant who consolidated power in Athens and laid groundwork for its later democratic and cultural flourishing.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Peisistratos canonical 10
Peisistratus 10
Peisistratus (alternate spelling) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century BCE politician ⓘ
Athenian tyrant ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
activeYearsEnd c. 527 BCE ⓘ
activeYearsStart c. 561 BCE ⓘ
ally Alcmaeonid family ⓘ
Megacles ⓘ
alternativeName Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
associatedWith Dionysia festival ⓘ
linked to: Dionysia

Panathenaic Festival ⓘ
linked to: Panathenaea
birthPlace Athens ⓘ
citizenship Athens ⓘ
country Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
creditedWith commissioning public buildings on the Acropolis ⓘ
early construction of the temple of Olympian Zeus ⓘ
promoting the Panathenaic Games ⓘ
standardizing the public performance of Homeric epics in Athens ⓘ
deathDate c. 527 BCE ⓘ
father Hippocrates of Athens ⓘ
firstSeizureOfPowerDate 561 BCE ⓘ
givenName Peisistratos ⓘ
influenced later development of Athenian democracy ⓘ
introduced land reforms ⓘ
tax on agricultural production ⓘ
lostPowerDate c. 556 BCE ⓘ
opponent Alcmaeonids ⓘ
linked to: Alcmaeonid family

Lycurgus of Athens ⓘ
originRegion deme of Philaidae ⓘ
patronOf arts ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
religious cults ⓘ
policy promotion of religious festivals ⓘ
public works program ⓘ
support for small farmers ⓘ
politicalFaction men of the hill ⓘ
politicalSystem tyranny ⓘ
positionHeld tyrant of Athens ⓘ
regainedPowerDate c. 546 BCE ⓘ
ruledUntil his death ⓘ
seizedPowerIn Athens ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
sourceMention Aristotle’s Politics ⓘ
Herodotus ⓘ
spouse Megacles’ daughter ⓘ
successor Hipparchus ⓘ
Hippias ⓘ
linked to: Hippias of Athens
timePeriod 6th century BCE ⓘ
usedMercenaries yes ⓘ
usedMilitaryForce yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hipparchus of Athens → father → Peisistratos ⓘ
Hipparchus of Athens → relative → Peisistratos ⓘ
Panathenaea → reorganizedBy → Peisistratos ⓘ
Nestor → child → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Hippias of Athens → father → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Hippias of Athens → coRuler → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Hippias of Athens → predecessor → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Peisistratid → namedAfter → Peisistratos ⓘ
Peisistratos → givenName → Peisistratos ⓘ
Peisistratos → alternativeName → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Olympieion → constructionBeganUnder → Peisistratos ⓘ
Altar of the Twelve Gods → builtDuringArchonshipOf → Pisistratus the Younger ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Stratius → siblingOf → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Echephron → sibling → Pisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Pisidice → sibling → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Polycaste → sibling → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Anaxibia → hasChild → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Thrasymedes → sibling → Peisistratus ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
Neleid dynasty → hasMember → Peisistratus (alternate spelling) ⓘ
linked to: Peisistratos
deme of Philaidae → hasCitizen → Peisistratos ⓘ