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Pisistratus (also spelled Peisistratus or Peisistratos; Greek: Πεισίστρατος Peisistratos; c. 600 BC – 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.
Peisistratus (born 6th century—died 527 bce) was a tyrant of ancient Athens whose unification of Attica and consolidation and rapid improvement of Athens’s prosperity helped to make possible the city’s later preeminence in Greece.
Mar 5, 2021 · Peisistratus was born around 607 BC and was the son of Hippocrates, a philosopher and teacher. Peisistratus is also known to have been related to the great Athenian reformer, Solon, on his mother’s side. Peisistratus came from the eastern part of Attica.
May 29, 2018 · Pisistratus (pīsĬs´trətəs), 605?–527 BC, Greek statesman, tyrant of Athens. His power was founded on the cohesion of the rural citizens, whom he consolidated with farseeing land laws. His coup (c.560 BC) was probably not unpopular.
When Pisistratus became tyrant of Athens in 547 BC it marked a change of direction for the city-state and the surrounding land of Attica, which despite its large size and power was overshadowed...
Peisistratus , or Pisistratus, (died 527 bc ), Tyrant of Athens ( c. 560–559, 556–555, 546–527). Born an aristocrat, he gained military honours early. He first became tyrant in 560 after claiming an attempt had been made on his life and appealing to the people to grant him a bodyguard, which he used to help seize the Acropolis.
May 7, 2024 · When Solon left Athens in 560 BC, Peisistratus, as leader of the Hyperakrioi seized the Acropolis with a group of bodyguards and became the tyrant of Athens. In Plutarch’s account, Solon accused Athenians of stupidity and cowardice for allowing this to happen.
