Cleisthenes
or Clis·the·nes
[klahys-thuh-neez]
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noun
active c515–c495 b.c., Athenian statesman.
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Historical Examples of cleisthenes
It was Cleisthenes who made Attica a democratic state; and thus it came about.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)Charles Morris
It was also with Cleisthenes that the measure known as Ostracism originated.
GreeceJ.A. McClymont
The historical demes were organised by Cleisthenes, on a local basis.
Social Origins and Primal LawAndrew Lang
The privileges of the Areopagus were Cleisthenes, Ephialtes.
The act of Cleisthenes seems to us a very drastic proceeding.
Ancient Art and RitualJane Ellen Harrison
Cleisthenes
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