Pisistratidae
Americanplural noun
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Indeed, I doubt the original existence of the 'Iliad' as one poem; it seems more probable that it was put together about the time of the Pisistratidae.
From Literary Remains, Volume 1 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
In an Egyptian papyrus containing a fragment of Julius Africanus, a Christian chronologer, Mr. Allen finds him talking confidently of the Pisistratidae.
From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew
Many persons also indulge this passion through contempt; which occasioned the fall of the Pisistratidae and many others.
From Politics: A Treatise on Government by Ellis, William
This was in the same fateful year 510 that witnessed the expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome and the Pisistratidae from Athens.
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
Lastly, a clause was annexed, that "all the decrees, formerly passed against the Pisistratidae, should be in full force against Philip."
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus
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