Cylonian affair
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The Cylonian affair was an early 7th-century BCE Athenian political and religious crisis sparked by Cylon’s failed coup, which led to a notorious massacre of his supporters and long-lasting accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonid family.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cylonian affair canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ religious crisis ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate |
c. 632 BCE
ⓘ
c. 636 BCE ⓘ |
| hasCause |
attempted tyranny in Athens
ⓘ
failed coup attempt by Cylon ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| hasCulturalContext |
Athenian aristocratic politics
ⓘ
Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian religion
|
| hasHistoricalEra |
Archaic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaic period of Greece
|
| hasKeyFigure |
Alcmaeonid family
ⓘ
Athenian magistrates ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian archons
Cylon of Athens ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
Athens ⓘ Attica ⓘ |
| hasLongTermConsequence |
lasting suspicion of the Alcmaeonids in Athenian politics
ⓘ
later purifications of the Alcmaeonid family ⓘ use of the affair in later political propaganda ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Cylon of Athens ⓘ |
| hasOpposingParty |
Alcmaeonid family
ⓘ
Athenian magistrates ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian archons
Athenian aristocracy ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
early archaic Athens
ⓘ
struggle over tyranny in Athens ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
miasma in Greek religion
ⓘ
sacrilege in Greek religion ⓘ tyranny in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| hasRelatedFamily | Alcmaeonid family ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPlace |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Acropolis
|
| hasReligiousAspect |
miasma
ⓘ
sacrilege ⓘ violation of sanctuary protections ⓘ |
| hasResult |
accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonids
ⓘ
long-lasting religious pollution (miasma) associated with the Alcmaeonids ⓘ massacre of Cylon’s supporters ⓘ political stigma for the Alcmaeonid family ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| involvesSanctuary |
altars of the gods in Athens
ⓘ
the Temple of Athena Nike ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Athena on the Acropolis
|
| isDescribedBySource |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ later Athenian tradition ⓘ |
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