Pisistratidae
Americanplural noun
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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
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
After Solon came the dominion of the Pisistratidae, which lasted from about 560 to 510 B.C.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
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
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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