Athenian coup of 404 BC

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The Athenian coup of 404 BC was the oligarchic seizure of power that ended Athenian democracy at the close of the Peloponnesian War and installed the regime known as the Thirty Tyrants.

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instanceOf coup d'état
political event
chronologicalContext end of the Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED
conflictContext Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED
country Classical Athens NERFINISHED
ended radical democracy in Athens
followedBy regime of the Thirty Tyrants
hasCause Athenian defeat in the Peloponnesian War
Spartan military victory over Athens
hasEffect installation of a Spartan-backed government in Athens
persecution of democratic leaders
restriction of political rights to a narrow oligarchic group
hasNature oligarchic seizure of power
historicalPeriod Classical period of Ancient Greece
languageOfContext Ancient Greek
locatedIn Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
Athens
Attica NERFINISHED
opposedBy Athenian democratic faction NERFINISHED
partOf aftermath of the Peloponnesian War
political history of Classical Athens
pointInTime 404 BC
politicalAlignment oligarchy
precededBy Athenian democracy of the 5th century BC
relatedTo Lysander NERFINISHED
Spartan hegemony in Greece
Thirty Tyrants NERFINISHED
restoration of democracy in Athens in 403 BC
result establishment of an oligarchic regime
installation of the Thirty Tyrants
overthrow of Athenian democracy
shortName Coup of 404 BC in Athens
significance marked the temporary abolition of Athenian democracy
significantParticipant Athenian democrats NERFINISHED
Athenian oligarchs NERFINISHED
Lysander NERFINISHED
Sparta NERFINISHED
Thirty Tyrants NERFINISHED

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Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) participatedIn Athenian coup of 404 BC
subject surface form: Critias