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Cleisthenes
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. He was the younger son of Megacles and Agariste making him the maternal grandson of the…
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politics · 6th-century BC Athenian lawgiver · politician · also Cleisthenes
Born 565 BC · Died 492 BC · Q207634
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PBS: Portrait of Cleisthenes from The Greeks documentary
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