Cleisthenes
Americannoun
noun
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His appeal was successful, and Cleisthenes implemented reforms to Solon’s system of government.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Thus, under Cleisthenes, Athens became the first “real” democracy in history.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
His mother was the niece of Cleisthenes, the Athenian noble who had introduced important democratic reforms.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
It's a suggestion of which Cleisthenes would surely approve.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2011
But as a statesman he failed to cope with the new conditions created by the democracy of Cleisthenes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
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