Cleisthenes

Cleisthenes in Wikipedia

Cleisthenes (Greek: Κλεισθένης, also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7 BC.[1] For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy."[2] He was the maternal grands...

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Clisthĕnes in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

An Athenian, the son of Megacles and Agarista. He was the head of the Alcmaeonid family, and was opposed by Isagoras and the nobles; but by the support of the people reformed the constitution of the State upon a democratic basis. His changes were * 1. the establishment of ten instead of four tribes, and the division into demes (see Demus); * 2. ...

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