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Pisistratus

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Pi·sis·tra·tus or Pei·sis·tra·tus  (p-sstr-ts, p-) Died 527 b.c.
Athenian tyrant (560-527) remembered for encouraging athletic contests and literary efforts.
Pisistratus [paɪˈsɪstrətəs]
n
(Biographies / Pisistratus (?600 bc-527 bc) M, Athenian, POLITICS: tyrant) ?600-527 bc, tyrant of Athens: he established himself in firm control of the city following his defeat of his aristocratic rivals at Pallene (546)


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Nestor's son Pisistratus at once offered his hand to each of them, and seated them on some soft sheepskins that were lying on the sands near his father and his brother Thrasymedes.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
This was the case of Pisistratus at Athens, when he opposed the Pediaci: and of Theagenes in Megara, who slaughtered the cattle belonging to the rich, after he had seized those who kept them by the riverside.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
At one time he is found in Corinth, and at another in Athens, endeavouring, by the narration of some of his wise fables, to reconcile the inhabitants of those cities to the administration of their respective rulers Periander and Pisistratus.
Fables by Aesop View in context
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