Peisistratos
E143892
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 (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peisistratos canonical | 9 |
| Peisistratus | 5 |
| Pisistratus the Younger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1229907 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Peisistratos Context triple: [Hipparchus of Athens, father, Peisistratos]
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Peisistratid
Peisistratid refers to a member of the Peisistratid dynasty, the tyrannical ruling family that controlled Athens in the 6th century BCE.
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Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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C.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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D.
Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes was an Athenian statesman of the late 6th century BCE, best known for instituting democratic reforms that laid the foundations of classical Athenian democracy.
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E.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Peisistratos Target entity description: Peisistratos was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant who consolidated power in Athens and laid groundwork for its later democratic and cultural flourishing.
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A.
Peisistratid
Peisistratid refers to a member of the Peisistratid dynasty, the tyrannical ruling family that controlled Athens in the 6th century BCE.
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B.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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C.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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D.
Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes was an Athenian statesman of the late 6th century BCE, best known for instituting democratic reforms that laid the foundations of classical Athenian democracy.
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E.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 of the Alcmaeonidae ⓘ
surface form:
Megacles
|
| alternativeName |
Peisistratos
ⓘ
surface form:
Peisistratus
|
| associatedWith |
Dionysia
ⓘ
surface form:
Dionysia festival
Panathenaea ⓘ
surface form:
Panathenaic Festival
|
| birthPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| 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 self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | later development of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| introduced |
land reforms
ⓘ
tax on agricultural production ⓘ |
| lostPowerDate | c. 556 BCE ⓘ |
| opponent |
Alcmaeonid family
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcmaeonids
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristotle’s Politics
Herodotus ⓘ |
| spouse | Megacles’ daughter ⓘ |
| successor |
Hipparchus of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Hipparchus
Hippias of Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Hippias
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| timePeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedMercenaries | yes ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryForce | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Peisistratos Description of subject: Peisistratos was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant who consolidated power in Athens and laid groundwork for its later democratic and cultural flourishing.
Referenced by (15)
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