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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cleisthenes of Sicyon canonical	5
Cleisthenes (early Classical)	1
Cleisthenes of Sikyon	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek tyrant ⓘ human ⓘ ruler of Sicyon ⓘ
alliedWith	Amphictyonic League ⓘ
associatedWith	Panhellenic Games ⓘ surface form: Panhellenic games at Delphi early Panhellenic aristocratic networks ⓘ
child	Agariste of the Alcmaeonidae ⓘ surface form: Agariste of Sicyon
conflict	Crisa ⓘ
country	Sicyon ⓘ
culture	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
describedIn	works of Herodotus ⓘ surface form: Herodotus' Histories
ethnicGroup	Greek ⓘ
fatherInLaw	Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae ⓘ
floruit	6th century BC ⓘ
grandfather	Cleisthenes ⓘ surface form: 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 the Alcmaeonidae ⓘ surface form: Agariste of Sicyon Cleisthenes ⓘ surface form: Cleisthenes of Athens Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
residence	Sicyon ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
timePeriod	Archaic Greece ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Sacred War → notableCommander → Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ

Classical Greece → hasNotableStatesman → Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cleisthenes (early Classical)

Sicyon → notableRuler → Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ

Agariste of the Alcmaeonidae → father → Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ

Sikyon → notableRuler → Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cleisthenes of Sikyon

tyranny of Orthagorids → hasRuler → Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ

Orthagoras → successor → Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ