HIST 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Dionysia, Tyrant, Alcmaeonidae
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Were very important: recognized by athenians as great law giver however he had his own discontent with the peoples of athens. In 590 and 586 bce no archon was elected. 582 bc the archon damasias refused to step down but was eventually forced out. Party of the plain : led by lykurgos. Party of the coast: led by megakles the alkmeonid (grandson of megakles who executed cyclons supporters) Party of the men beyond the hills: led by pesistratus. Lykurgos is a conservaive aristocrat and wants more power in the aristocrats. Pisstratus was a man towards democracy, who was most willing to give power to the people. Noble family of athens that claimed descent from the trojan hero nestor. Married into the family of the tyrant of sicyon. Gathers a force of men in the city of argos and invades aica. The athenians had no will to have a long civil war where people lost their lives.
