Cleisthenes of Sicyon

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ancient Greek tyrant human ruler of Sicyon

Cleisthenes of Sicyon was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city-state of Sicyon, known for his military campaigns, political reforms, and role in early Panhellenic affairs.

Aliases (1)

Cleisthenes (early Classical) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek tyrant → human → ruler of Sicyon →
alliedWith	Amphictyonic League →
associatedWith	Panhellenic games at Delphi → early Panhellenic aristocratic networks →
child	Agariste of Sicyon →
conflict	Crisa →
country	Sicyon →
culture	Ancient Greece →
describedIn	Herodotus' Histories →
ethnicGroup	Greek →
fatherInLaw	Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae →
floruit	6th century BC →
grandfather	Cleisthenes of Athens →
hasRole	city-state ruler →
hasTitle	tyrant →
implementedReform	anti-Argive cultural policies → religious reforms in Sicyon → reorganization of civic tribes in Sicyon →
influenced	political development of Sicyon →
knownFor	anti-Dorian policies in Sicyon → competition for a son-in-law among Greek nobles → hostility to Argos → military campaigns → opposition to the cult of Adrastus in Sicyon → political reforms in Sicyon → promoting the cult of Dionysus in Sicyon → reorganization of Sicyonian tribes → role in early Panhellenic affairs → rule over Sicyon →
language	Ancient Greek →
notableEvent	siege and destruction of Crisa →
occupation	military leader → politician →
participatedIn	First Sacred War →
placeOfActivity	Peloponnese → Sicyon →
politicalIdeology	tyranny →
positionHeld	tyrant of Sicyon →
region	northern Peloponnese →
relative	Agariste of Sicyon → Cleisthenes of Athens → Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
residence	Sicyon →
sexOrGender	male →
timePeriod	Archaic Greece →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Classical Greece ("Cleisthenes (early Classical)") →	hasNotableStatesman
First Sacred War →	notableCommander
Sicyon →	notableRuler