Greece video

Mr Schick was not here today.Cleisthenes allowed citizens to submit laws for debate. Created the Council of 500. Only free male property owning born in Athens were considered citizens. Clash of the Tyrants. Hippies was a tyrant who ruled from 527-510 BCE. His brother was murdered and his rule was harsh. He was expelled from Athens. He worked with Persian king Darius 1, helping them invade Marathon. Isagoras and Cleisthenes engaged in a power struggle. Isagorous had support from aristocrats, even from Sparta. Cleisthenes had support from most of the Athenians. Isagorous won and became the tyrant. Athenians revolted against Isagorous. They trapped him and he fled. 508 BCE was the first time common citizens revolted their leader.