Cleisthenes of Sicyon
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Cleisthenes of Sicyon was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city-state of Sicyon, known for his military campaigns, political reforms, and role in early Panhellenic affairs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cleisthenes of Sicyon canonical | 5 |
| Cleisthenes (early Classical) | 1 |
| Cleisthenes of Sikyon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Cleisthenes of Sicyon Context triple: [First Sacred War, notableCommander, Cleisthenes of Sicyon]
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Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes was an Athenian statesman of the late 6th century BCE, best known for instituting democratic reforms that laid the foundations of classical Athenian democracy.
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Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cleisthenes of Sicyon Target entity description: Cleisthenes of Sicyon was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city-state of Sicyon, known for his military campaigns, political reforms, and role in early Panhellenic affairs.
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A.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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B.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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C.
Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes was an Athenian statesman of the late 6th century BCE, best known for instituting democratic reforms that laid the foundations of classical Athenian democracy.
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D.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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E.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tyrant
ⓘ
human ⓘ ruler of Sicyon ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Amphictyonic League ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Panhellenic Games
ⓘ
surface form:
Panhellenic games at Delphi
early Panhellenic aristocratic networks ⓘ |
| child |
Agariste of the Alcmaeonidae
ⓘ
surface form:
Agariste of Sicyon
|
| conflict | Crisa ⓘ |
| country | Sicyon ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| describedIn |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodotus' Histories
|
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae ⓘ |
| floruit | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Cleisthenes
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleisthenes of Athens
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| hasRole | city-state ruler ⓘ |
| hasTitle | tyrant ⓘ |
| implementedReform |
anti-Argive cultural policies
ⓘ
religious reforms in Sicyon ⓘ reorganization of civic tribes in Sicyon ⓘ |
| influenced | political development of Sicyon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-Dorian policies in Sicyon
ⓘ
competition for a son-in-law among Greek nobles ⓘ hostility to Argos ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ opposition to the cult of Adrastus in Sicyon ⓘ political reforms in Sicyon ⓘ promoting the cult of Dionysus in Sicyon ⓘ reorganization of Sicyonian tribes ⓘ role in early Panhellenic affairs ⓘ rule over Sicyon ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableEvent | siege and destruction of Crisa ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Sacred War ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
Sicyon ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | tyranny ⓘ |
| positionHeld | tyrant of Sicyon ⓘ |
| region | northern Peloponnese ⓘ |
| relative |
Agariste of the Alcmaeonidae
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surface form:
Agariste of Sicyon
Cleisthenes ⓘ
surface form:
Cleisthenes of Athens
Megacles of the Alcmaeonidae ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Sicyon ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Cleisthenes of Sicyon Description of subject: Cleisthenes of Sicyon was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city-state of Sicyon, known for his military campaigns, political reforms, and role in early Panhellenic affairs.
Referenced by (7)
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