Pisistratus

or Pei·sis·tra·tus

[ pahy-sis-truh-tuhs, pi- ]

/ paɪˈsɪs trə təs, pɪ- /

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noun

c605–527 b.c., tyrant of Athens 560–527 (father of Hipparchus and Hippias).

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Words nearby Pisistratus

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How to use Pisistratus in a sentence

In 1900 he entirely reversed his position, the school was abandoned, and the story of Pisistratus was accepted.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
That Pisistratus did so is Mr. Leafs theory, but there is not a hint about anybody collecting anything in the Greek.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
Burns was a great lyric poet, whereas we hear of no great epic poet in the age of Pisistratus.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
Pisistratus could not feel flattered by passages intended to exhibit his ancestor as a conceited and inopportune old babbler.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang

I ventured in 1896 to suggest that the interpolator was trying to please Pisistratus, but this was said in a spirit of mockery.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Pisistratus

Pisistratus

/ (paɪˈsɪstrətəs) /

noun

?600–527 bc, tyrant of Athens: he established himself in firm control of the city following his defeat of his aristocratic rivals at Pallene (546)

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