the Thirty Tyrants
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The Thirty Tyrants were a short-lived oligarchic regime that ruled Athens harshly after the Peloponnesian War, known for its political purges and repression before being overthrown and replaced by a restored democracy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thirty Tyrants | 2 |
| the Thirty Tyrants canonical | 2 |
| Thirty Oligarchs | 1 |
| the Thirty Tyrants in Athens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: the Thirty Tyrants Context triple: [Anytus, opposed, the Thirty Tyrants]
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Peisistratid
Peisistratid refers to a member of the Peisistratid dynasty, the tyrannical ruling family that controlled Athens in the 6th century BCE.
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Olynthiacs
Olynthiacs are a series of political speeches by the Athenian orator Demosthenes urging action against the rising power of Philip II of Macedon.
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C.
Epaminondas
Epaminondas was a Theban statesman and general of Classical Greece renowned for his military innovations and decisive victories over Sparta, which shifted the balance of power in the Greek world.
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D.
Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes described as a son of Atreus and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and associated with the royal house of Mycenae.
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E.
Peisistratid tyranny in Athens
The Peisistratid tyranny in Athens was a period of autocratic rule by the Peisistratid family in the 6th century BCE that laid important groundwork for later Athenian democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: the Thirty Tyrants Target entity description: The Thirty Tyrants were a short-lived oligarchic regime that ruled Athens harshly after the Peloponnesian War, known for its political purges and repression before being overthrown and replaced by a restored democracy.
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A.
Peisistratid
Peisistratid refers to a member of the Peisistratid dynasty, the tyrannical ruling family that controlled Athens in the 6th century BCE.
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B.
Olynthiacs
Olynthiacs are a series of political speeches by the Athenian orator Demosthenes urging action against the rising power of Philip II of Macedon.
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C.
Epaminondas
Epaminondas was a Theban statesman and general of Classical Greece renowned for his military innovations and decisive victories over Sparta, which shifted the balance of power in the Greek world.
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D.
Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes described as a son of Atreus and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and associated with the royal house of Mycenae.
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E.
Peisistratid tyranny in Athens
The Peisistratid tyranny in Athens was a period of autocratic rule by the Peisistratid family in the 6th century BCE that laid important groundwork for later Athenian democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian government
ⓘ
oligarchic regime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Thirty
ⓘ
the Thirty Tyrants ⓘ
surface form:
Thirty Oligarchs
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Athens ⓘ |
| causeOf | restoration of democracy in Athens ⓘ |
| country | Athens ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Constitution by Aristotle
Xenophon's Hellenica ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenica by Xenophon
Lives by Plutarch ⓘ |
| duration | about eight months ⓘ |
| endTime | 403 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | restored Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| governmentForm | oligarchy ⓘ |
| hasCause |
defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War
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intervention of Sparta in Athenian politics ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
intensification of class conflict in Athens
ⓘ
trauma in collective memory of Athenians ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 30 ⓘ |
| ideology | oligarchism ⓘ |
| installedBy | Lysander ⓘ |
| leader |
Critias
ⓘ
Theramenes ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Attica
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ |
| member |
Aristoteles (oligarch of Athens)
ⓘ
Charicles ⓘ Charmides ⓘ Critias ⓘ Theramenes ⓘ |
| notableWork | revised oligarchic constitution of Athens ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Athenian democrats
ⓘ
Thrasybulus ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Thrasybulus
ⓘ
democratic exiles from Phyle ⓘ |
| partOf |
aftermath of the Peloponnesian War
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history of Athens ⓘ |
| placeOfOverthrow | Munychia ⓘ |
| policy |
confiscation of property of metics
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establishment of a narrow citizen body of 3,000 ⓘ restriction of citizenship ⓘ summary executions without trial ⓘ use of informers and denunciations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| significantBattle | Battle of Munychia ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
civil conflict with democratic exiles
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confiscation of property of citizens ⓘ execution of political opponents ⓘ exile of many Athenians ⓘ political purges in Athens ⓘ |
| startTime | 404 BC ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Sparta ⓘ |
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Subject: the Thirty Tyrants Description of subject: The Thirty Tyrants were a short-lived oligarchic regime that ruled Athens harshly after the Peloponnesian War, known for its political purges and repression before being overthrown and replaced by a restored democracy.
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