Sicyon (grc)

Sicyon

Sicyon ranks 4,017th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Goirle, 12th arrondissement of Paris, and 19th arrondissement of Paris. Memorable people born in Sicyon include Lysippos, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, and Aratus of Sicyon. Memorable people who died in Sicyon include Fulvia. Sicyon has been the birth place of many politicians, and sculptors and the death place of many politicians. Sicyon is located in Greece.

Sicyon or Sikyōn was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia. The ruins lie just west of the modern village of Sikyona. An ancient monarchy at the times of the Trojan War, the city was ruled by a number of tyrants during the Archaic and Classical period and became a democracy in the 3rd century BC. Sicyon was celebrated for its contributions to ancient Greek art, producing many famous painters and sculptors. In Hellenistic times it was also the home of Aratus of Sicyon, the leader of the Achaean League. Read more on Wikipedia