Isagoras
Sign in to saveIsagoras (), son of Tisander, was an Athenian aristocrat in the late 6th century BC.
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Vinony files it under 6th-century BC Athenians and Eponymous archons.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- eponymous archon
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- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- date of death
- 0600-01-01
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- time period
- classical antiquity
- significant place
- Classical Athens
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Isagoras (), son of Tisander, was an Athenian aristocrat in the late 6th century BC.
He had remained in Athens during the tyranny of Hippias, but after Hippias was overthrown, he became involved in a struggle for power with Cleisthenes, a fellow aristocrat. In 508 BC he was elected archon eponymous, but Cleisthenes opposed him, with support from the majority of the population. Isagoras requested support from the Spartan king Cleomenes I, an old friend who had earlier been given hospitality by Isagoras. According to Herodotus, Cleomenes had had an affair with Isagoras's wife.
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