Tyrants

        Today in class we learned a lot. Hippias, although he had a fun name, was not a fun person. Hippias was a tyrant, both definitions of tyrant. He ruled from 527 to 510 B.C.E. After his brother was murdered, he became extremely harsh, and turned into an oppressive ruler. Due to this draconian ruling, he was ostracized. Ostracize means to cast away from power, so Hippias was expelled from from Athens. This was considered worse than being killed, because it was humiliating. When he was sent away, so was his dignity. The new ruler was to be decided between Isagora and Cleisthenes. They, of course, were both aristocrats. Isagora had the support from Spartans and fellow aristocrats. Cleisthenes had the support from the majority of athenians. Although you would have expected Cleisthenes to win, he, nevertheless, didn't. Unfortunately, this was not a good decision, because he was a tyrant, according to the modern definition. He ostracized Cleisthenes because he didn't like him, and did much worse things. The common people decided to speak for the first time in recorded history and banished Isagora in 580 B.C. Isagora fled. We had another great class.

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