Hipparchus of Athens

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Hipparchus of Athens was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant of the Peisistratid family, known as a patron of the arts and for his assassination, which became a celebrated event in Athenian democratic lore.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian tyrant
human
associatedWith Athenian tyranny
Peisistratid tyranny
causeOfDeath assassination
chronologicalPlacement before the establishment of full Athenian democracy
commemoratedBy Athenian democratic lore
countryOfCitizenship Classical Athens
surface form: "Ancient Athens"

Greek Antiquity
surface form: "Ancient Greece"
culture Classical Greek culture
era Archaic Greece
surface form: "Archaic period of Greece"
familyName Peisistratid
father Peisistratos
governmentForm tyranny in Athens
hasInfluenceOn Athenian democratic ideology
influenced Athenian collective memory of tyranny
killedBy Harmodius
surface form: "Aristogeiton"

Harmodius
knownFor being assassinated by Harmodius and Aristogeiton
patronage of the arts
role in Athenian political history
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
legacy assassination celebrated as a milestone in the story of Athenian democracy
memberOf Peisistratid
surface form: "Peisistratid dynasty"
notableEvent assassination of Hipparchus
opposedBy Harmodius
surface form: "Harmodius and Aristogeiton"
partOf history of Ancient Greece
history of Athens
patronage artists
cultural activities in Athens
poets
placeOfBirth Athens
placeOfDeath Athens
portrayedAs symbol of tyranny in Athenian tradition
positionHeld tyrant of Athens
relative Hippias of Athens
Peisistratos
residence Athens
sexOrGender male
sibling Hippias of Athens
timePeriod 6th century BCE

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Anacreon patron Hipparchus of Athens

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