Cleisthenes

American

[klahys-thuh-neez] / ˈklaɪs θəˌniz /

Or Clisthenes

noun

active c515–c495 b.c., Athenian statesman.

Cleisthenes British

/ ˈklaɪsθəˌniːz /

noun

6th century _bc , Athenian statesman: democratized the political structure of Athens

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The Spartans, however, set up a government of elites in Athens that did not include Cleisthenes.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

When Pericles rose to be a dominant voice in Athenian politics, the system remained in place that had been set up by Cleisthenes.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Cleisthenes then created the Council of Five Hundred.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

It's a suggestion of which Cleisthenes would surely approve.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2011

Though hostile, therefore, to the policy of Cleisthenes, their council seems to have suffered no direct abridgment of power from his reforms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

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