Cleisthenes
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Born | Athens |
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Greece | |
Died | Athens |
Greece | |
Mother | Agariste |
Children | Megacles |
Grandparents | Cleisthenes of Sicyon |
Hippocrates | |
Grandchildren | Deinomache |
Job | Statesperson |
Siblings | Hippocrates |
Nephew | Megacles |
Great grandchild | Agariste |
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ID | 555167 |
Cleisthenes Life story
Cleisthenes, or Clisthenes, was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy." He was a member of the aristocratic Alcmaeonid clan.