Aristogeiton
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Aristogeiton was an ancient Athenian citizen famed, along with his lover Harmodius, for assassinating the tyrant Hipparchus and later being celebrated as a symbol of democratic resistance.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Athenian citizen
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historical figure ⓘ symbol of democratic resistance ⓘ tyrannicide ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian democracy
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Panathenaic festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Peisistratid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athenian ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
public honors in democratic Athens
ⓘ
statues in the Athenian Agora ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ancient Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 514 BCE ⓘ |
| depictedWith | Harmodius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | assassination of Hipparchus at the Panathenaic festival ⓘ |
| hasLegendRole | foundational hero of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
Roman copies of the Tyrannicides group
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Tyrannicides statues by Kritios and Nesiotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Athenian polis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athenian democratic ideology
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later concepts of political tyrannicide ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Tyrannicides
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killing Hipparchus of Athens ⓘ |
| legacy | enduring symbol of resistance to tyranny in Western political thought ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | torture and execution ⓘ |
| movement | anti-tyrannical resistance in Athens ⓘ |
| mythologizedIn | Athenian civic cult and memory ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | avenger of insult to his lover and family ⓘ |
| notableWork | assassination of Hipparchus ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Hipparchus of Athens
NERFINISHED
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Peisistratid tyranny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partner | Harmodius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
champion of freedom in Athenian tradition
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patriotic conspirator against tyranny ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | homosexual ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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