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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2016 · 46 MIN

016 The "Age of Tyranny"

from The History of Ancient Greece

In this episode, we discuss the new political phenomena arising in various parts of the Greek world in the 7th and 6th centuries BC, called tyranny, by focusing on four poleis in the Peloponnesos in particular as case studies for its cause: Pheidon of Argos (the military cause), Kypselos and Periandros of Korinth (the economic cause), Kleisthenes of Sikyon (the ethnic cause), and Theogenes of Megara (the unsuccessful attempt) Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2016/07/016-age-of-tyranny.html

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