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	Peisistratus - LoveToKnow 1911
		Peisistratus, though Solon's junior by thirty years, was his lifelong friend (though this is denied), nor did their friendship suffer owing to their political antagonism.
		Further it is suggested that Peisistratus was unwilling to have children by one on whom lay the curse of the Cylonian outrage.
		Lastly, Peisistratus carried out the purification of Delos, the sacred island of Apollo of the Ionians; all the tombs were removed from the neighbourhood of the shrine, the abode of the god of light and joy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Peisistratus (2167 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 171 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The employment of the sons of Peisistratus in superintending works of this kind, or completing them after their father's death, will probably account for slight variations in the authorities as to whether some of these were built by Peisistratus himself or by his sons.
		The institution of the greater Panathenaea is expressly ascribed to Peisistratus by the scholiast on Aristeides (p.
		Mention is also made of a daughter of Peisistratus, who was forcibly carried off by a youth named Thrasybulus, or Thrasymedes, and was afterwards married to him with the consent of her father, when, having put to sea, and fallen into the hands of Hippias, he was brought back.
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	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 169 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Peisistratus, having secured to himself the substance of power, made no further change in the constitution, or in the laws, which he administered ably and well.
		The proposal was accepted by Peisistratus, and the following stratagem was devised for accomplishing (as Herodotus supposes) his restoration.
		Peisistratus nominally performed his part of the contract with Megacles ; but not choosing to have children by one of a family which was accounted accursed, treated his wife in the most odious manner.
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	Peisistratus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Athenians were persuaded by Megacles that Athena was bringing Peisistratus home and Peisistratus returned from exile in a carriage accompanied by a tall woman disguised as Athena in a suit of armor.
		Later, Megacles was angered by the fact that Peisistratos refused to have children with his daughter and because Pisistratus lay with her in an unnatural way, and Peisistratos was again exiled in 556 BC by Lycurgus and Megacles.
		In Greek mythology, Peisistratus was the youngest son of Nestor and became an intimate friend of Telemachus the son of Odysseus on their first meeting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peisistratus (768 words)

	sg_9
		Peisistratus, a relative of Solon's on his mother's side, was the leader of the "men of the hills".
		Peisistratus married the daughter of Megacles and Agariste in order to gain the support of Megacles and the "men of the plain".
		Peisistratus commenced an ambitious building program in Athens which his sons carried on after their father's death (temples of Athena and Zeus; fountain houses; public buildings in the agora).
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	Panathenaea - LoveToKnow 1911
		Considerable alterations were introduced into the proceedings by Peisistratus and his sons.
		The festival which had been beautified by Peisistratus was made still more imposing under the rule of Pericles.
		He introduced a regular musical contest in place of the old recitations of the rhapsodes, which were an old standing accompaniment of the festival.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PA/PANATHENAEA.htm (799 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 168 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It \vas generally believed that the future tyrant Peisistratus was descended from the Homeric Peisistratus, although Pausanias (ii.
		The fact that Hippocrates named his son after the son of Nestor shows the belief of the family, and he appears not to have belonged to the other branches of the Neleidae settled in Attica : but the real descent of an historical personage from any of these heroic families must always be very problematical.
		When Peisistratus found his plans sufficiently ripe for execution, he one day made his appearance in the agora with his mules and his own person exhibiting recent wounds, pretending that he had been nearly assassinated by his enemies as he was riding
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	Ancient Athens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		These tensions were exploited by a talented and affable aristocrat from the hills, Peisistratus a kinsman of Solon.
		Peisistratus exiled some of his rivals and confiscated their lands, which he redistributed to the poor and to his supporters in the demos.
		By the time Peisistratus died peacefully in 528/7 B.C, he had transformed Athens from a minor polis into a prominent political, economic, and cultural center.
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	Hebrews
		Peisistratus was a Greek from the area around Marathon who was envious of this dominant group.
		Peisistratus increased the centrality and imoprtance of Athens by promising Athenian citizenship to merchants and craftsmen who relocated to Athens.
		Peisistratus increased the centrality of Athens by making the city a religious center through building temples and hosting religious festivals.
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	WELCOME TO ATHENS - History of Athens, Aristocracy and Democracy
		Peisistratus established a dynasty that remained in uninterrupted power for half a century.
		On one occasion when he was forced frompower, Peisistratus dressed a tall, beautiful country girl to look like the goddess Athena, and then entered Athens in triumph with the "goddess" leading his procession.
		Peisistratus, a resourceful and relatively benign tyrant, continued to steer Athens towards greatness.
	www.akropol.net /athens_history/athens-history_aristocracy_.htm (314 words)

	Ancient Greece: Athens
		The tyranny of Peisistratus, however, was as important to the foundation of Athenian democracy as Solon's reforms had been.
		Although he was a military leader who backed up his power with a frightening mercenary army, Peisistratus began to actively build in and around Athens, and actively reform Athenian religion and religious practices, and, in particular, devoted his government to cultural reform.
		The life of a tyrant is not a comfortable one, and although Hippias began in the mold of his father, the assassination of his brother caused him great fright and consternation.
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	HSC Online
		In the year 561 B.C., Peisistratus appeared in the agora wounded (self-inflicted!), claiming he was being chased by people opposed to him because of the assistance he had given the common people.
		Peisistratus also provided Athens with a reliable water supply by the building of the enneacrunus or "nine springs" south-east of the acropolis, another action that gained him favour with poorer Athenians.
		And indeed the sons of Peisistratus showed the utmost integrity and understanding while exacting from the Athenians only a twentieth of their produce, beautified their city, conducted its wars and performed its sacrifices.
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	Aesop
		According to the story, he subsequently lived at the court of Croesus, where he met Solon, and dined in the company of the Seven Sages of Greece with Periander at Corinth.
		During the reign of Peisistratus[?] he is said to have visited Athens, on which occasion he related the fable of The Frogs asking for a King, to dissuade the citizens from attempting to exchange Peisistratus[?] for another ruler.
		The popular stories current regarding him are derived from a life, or rather romance, prefixed to a book of fables, purporting to be his, collected by Maximus Planudes, a monk of the 14th century.
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	PEISISTRATUS (605?–527... - Online Information article about PEISISTRATUS (605?–527...
		PEISISTRATUS (605?–527 B.c.), Athenian statesman, was the son of See also:
		Whatever be the true explanation of this problem, it is certain (I) that Peisistratus was regarded as a leading soldier, and (2) that his position was strengthened by the See also:
		Agora with Peisistratus at her side, while proclamations were made that the goddess herself was restoring Peisistratus to Athens.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PAS_PER/PEISISTRATUS_605527_Bc_.html (2953 words)

	Aristotle, Constitution of Athens ToC: The Online Library of Liberty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		And this is the reason why it often passed as a proverb that the tyranny of Peisistratus was the life of the Golden Age; for it came to pass afterwards, through the insolence of his sons, that the government became much harsher.
		It is evident therefore that they talk nonsense who assert that Peisistratus was beloved of Solon, and that he was general in the war with the Megarians about Salamis; for it is impossible from their respective ages, if one calculates how long either lived, and during whose archonship he died.
		For Peisistratus married from Argos, Timonassa, the daughter of an Argive, whose name was Gorgilus, whom Archinus, the Ampraciot of the Kypselidæ, previously had to wife.
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	Peisistratus
		Megacles had allied with Peisistratus on the condition that Peisistratus marry Megacles' daughter.
		The Athenians were persuaded by Megacles that Athena was bringing Peisistratus home and Peisistratus returned from exile in a carriage accompanied by a woman disguised as Athena.
		Later, Megacles was angered by the fact that Peisistratus refused to have children with his daughter, and Peisistratus was again exiled again in 556 BC by Lycurgus and Megacles.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Bios/Pisistratus.html (638 words)

	Lesson Seven
		Fortunately for the people of Athens, Peisistratus was more of a statesman than a tyrant.
		Under his administration the division between the very rich and the very poor was greatly reduced and the economic basis was laid for democracy.
		Peisistratus died in 527 B.C. and his power was left to his sons.
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	BMCR-L: BMCR 2006.04.18, B. M. Lavelle, Fame, Money, and Power
		The "tyranny" of Peisistratus and his sons essentially conformed to the norms of "democratic" leadership that had prevailed in Athens at the time.
		In particular, he proposes that we might see Peisistratus as a "prototype" or "model" (162-63) for later leaders, in so far as the likes of Miltiades, Cimon, and Pericles would also gain influence by exploiting their rhetorical ability, their military records, and their wealth.
		himself argues precisely that Peisistratus was not a "tyrant" in any meaningful sense of the word, and one can readily agree with him.[[7]] Similarly, he is prepared to concede that the pre-Cleisthenic regime in Athens was not quite a full "democracy"; his regular use of quote marks around the term indicates as much.
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	How the Society of Ancient Greece Changed in Two Poleis During 800-500bc Essay \| Student Essays
		Peisistratus also set up a sizable revenue because of his introduction of a tax on land produce; farmers had to give a portion of their produce to the polis.
		Peisistratus supported the arts, and is claimed to be responsible for one of the first written versions of the works of Homer.
		Although this disputes the fact that Peisistratus is responsible for the written versions of Homer, it still shows the significance Peisistratus had on Greek culture.
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	Part I. Chapter XXIII. Padraic Colum 1918. The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
		His comrade, Peisistratus was asleep, but Telemachus was wakeful, thinking upon his father.
		Then Telemachus woke Peisistratus out of his sleep and told him that it was best that they should be going on their journey.
		Then were the horses yoked to the chariot and Telemachus and Peisistratus bade farewell to Menelaus and Helen who had treated them so kindly.
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	History of Athens - Athens during historical times - Athens Info Guide
		The Athenians were persuaded by Megacles that the goddess Athena was bringing Peisistratus home.
		He returned from exile in a carriage accompanied by a tall woman disguised as Athena in a suit of armor.
		Consolidating his power by favoring rural citizens with new land laws, Peisistratus also kept a large force of mercenaries and took hostages.
	www.athensinfoguide.com /history/t2-1historical.htm (1693 words)

	Harmodius and Aristogeiton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They were the first two Greeks considered by their countrymen worthy of having statues raised to them.
		Peisistratus seized power in 561 and established a radical regime.
		When Peisistratus died in 527/528, his sons Hippias and Hipparchus succeeded him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harmodius_and_Aristogeiton (1083 words)

	The Odyssey eBook
		But he has also shown, and we think with equal success, that the two questions relative to the primitive unity of these poems, or, supposing that impossible, the unison of these parts by Peisistratus, and not before his time, are essentially distinct.
		These alterations Onomakritus, and the other literary friends of Peisistratus, could hardly have failed to notice, even without design, had they then, for the first time, undertaken the task of piecing together many self-existent epics into one large aggregate.
		Indeed, even the interpolations (or those passages which, on the best grounds, are pronounced to be such) betray no trace of the sixth century before Christ, and may well have been heard by Archilochus and Kallinus—in some cases even by Arktinus and Hesiod—as genuine Homeric matter.
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	Welcome to Ancient Empires - Following the Roman Road to Ancient Debate! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Like most tyrants, Peisistratus had monarchical ambitions; on his death, the tyranny fell to his son, Hippias.
		Under the Spartan king, Cleomenes I, Athens was overcome in 510 BC and Hippias ran to exile in Persia.
		For in the Greek world, you could only be the citizen of a city-state if you could trace your ancestorship back to the original inhabitants of the state.
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	Amazon.com: Peisistratus - History: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		II Grecian history of the reign of Peisistratus at Athens by George Grote (Unknown Binding - 1868)
		Peisistratus of Athens had a variety of resources in his three...
		Aristolochus son of Peisistratus, adopted son of Archyllus, Timaratus son of Nicotimus, Nicomachus son...
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