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Polychares (tyrant)
Polychares ( grc, Πολυχάρης, link=no) was the name of several persons in ancient Greece: *Polychares (tyrant), one of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens *Polychares of Messenia, victor in the stadion race of the 4th Olympic Games in 764 BC {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polychares (tyrant)
Polychares ( grc, Πολυχάρης, link=no) was the name of several persons in ancient Greece: *Polychares (tyrant), one of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens *Polychares of Messenia, victor in the stadion race of the 4th Olympic Games in 764 BC {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Tyrants
The Thirty Tyrants ( grc, οἱ τριάκοντα τύραννοι, ''hoi triákonta týrannoi'') were a pro-Spartan oligarchy installed in Athens after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC. Upon Lysander's request, the Thirty were elected as a tyrannical government, not just as a legislative committee. Although they maintained power for only a brief eight months, their reign resulted in the killing of 5% of the Athenian population, the confiscation of citizens' property and the exile of other democratic supporters. They became known as the "Thirty Tyrants" because of their cruel and oppressive tactics. The two leading members were Critias and Theramenes. The rule of the Thirty With Spartan support, the Thirty established an interim government in Athens. The Thirty were concerned with the revision if not erasure of democratic laws inscribed on the wall next to the Stoa Basileios. Consequently, the Thirty reduced the rights of Athenian citizens in order to institute an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |