Cleon

[klee-on]

noun

1. died 422 b.c., Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.

Cleon

/ ˈkliːɒn /

noun

1. died 422 _bc , Athenian demagogue and military leader

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The man, who was about 65, was turning left from Cleon Avenue onto Saticoy Street when the collision occurred about 2 p.m.

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There is a stop sign on Cleon Avenue where it meets Saticoy Street, which has a center turn lane but no traffic signal or stop sign at the location.

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Comedies like “The Acharnians” and “Lysistrata” critiqued ongoing wars, while “The Knights” ridiculed demagogues such as Cleon.

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Cleon Peterson’s is an L.A.-based artist whose chaotic and violent paintings depict the struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of contemporary society.

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Pishko also looks back to early influences like Cleon Skousen and forward to the involvement of the Claremont Institute's hard-right intellectuals, explores how different strands of right-wing ideology became intertwined with sheriff mythology and examines potential paths forward.

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