Agora ( grc, Ἀγορά), also called Cherronesos or Chersonesos ( grc, Χερρόνησος, Χερσόνησος; IPA^{( key)}: /kʰer.ró.nɛː.sos/, /kʰer.só.nɛː.sos/), was an

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town in Thrace. It was situated about the middle of the narrow neck of the

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(called today Gallipoli peninsula), and not far from Cardia, in what is now European

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. It was a colony of

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, founded between 561 and 556 BCE, and a member of the Delian League. It is known for its series of tyrants in antiquity. Xerxes, when invading

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in 480 BCE, passed through it. Its site is tentatively located near modern

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Tyrants

According to the Greek Historian

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, Militiades the Elder was chosen by the Dolonci to be tyrant of Chersonesos. His most notable achievement was building a long wall to guard from invaders crossing the isthmus. Following the death of Militiades the Elder, his maternal half brother, Stesagoras acquired power. Stesagoras only ruled for approximately three years (519 - 516 BCE), when he was struck in the head by an axe. After Stesagoras' death, the

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of Athens sent Militiades the Younger, Stesagoras' brother, to mourn and honor him. After grieving for a period of time, Militiades the Younger restrained all the powerful men of the city and seized control of the area. He later abandoned the area when Darius I invaded in 493 BCE.

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* Smith, William (editor);
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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"Agora"

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, (1854) Ionian colonies in Thrace Milesian colonies Athenian colonies Greek colonies in the Thracian Chersonese Populated places in ancient Thrace Former populated places in Turkey History of Çanakkale Province Members of the Delian League {{Çanakkale-geo-stub

Tyrants

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