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Cleisthenes of Sicyon

701 BC - 600 BC

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Cleisthenes ( KLYSSE-thin-eez; Greek: Κλεισθένης) was the tyrant of Sicyon from c. 600–560 BC, who aided in the First Sacred War against Kirrha that destroyed that city in 595 BC. He was also said to have organized a successful war against Argos because of his anti-Dorian feelings. After his victory he abolished all the rhapsodes of Homer, because they praised the citizens of Argos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cleisthenes of Sicyon has received more than 54,884 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Cleisthenes of Sicyon is the 3,682nd most popular politician (up from 3,695th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Greece (up from 243rd in 2019) and the 96th most popular Greek Politician.

Cleisthenes of Sicyon is most famous for his reforms to the Athenian constitution, which included the institution of ostracism.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cleisthenes of Sicyon ranks 3,682 out of 15,577. Before him are Jahan Shah, Garegin Nzhdeh, Gérard Genette, Emperor Kōtoku, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, and Magnus II of Sweden. After him are Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, Jiroemon Kimura, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Emperor Kenzō, and Demetrius II Aetolicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 701 BC, Cleisthenes of Sicyon ranks 2. Before him is Zephaniah.  Among people deceased in 600 BC, Cleisthenes of Sicyon ranks 14. Before him are Maya, Epimenides, Theano, Anacharsis, Phalaris, and Ibycus. After him are Sushruta, Mimnermus, Harpagus, Philip I of Macedon, Arsames, and Zaleucus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cleisthenes of Sicyon ranks 234 out of 936. Before him are Phocion (-402), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Jean Moréas (1856), and Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135). After him are Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956), Agis II (-490), Corinna (-501), Caranus of Macedon (-900), and Theodore Stratelates (281).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Cleisthenes of Sicyon ranks 96. Before him are Hipparchus (-600), Phocion (-402), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), and Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135). After him are Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956), Agis II (-490), Caranus of Macedon (-900), Julia Livilla (18), and Gazi Husrev-beg (1480).

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