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Aristogeiton (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστογείτων) was the name of two eminent Athenian citizens:

  • Aristogeiton the Tyrannicide, who assassinated Hipparchus in 514 BC; see Harmodius and Aristogeiton
  • Aristogeiton (orator), orator who opposed Dinarchus and Demosthenes
  • Aristogeiton (sculptor), statuary from Thebes

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Harmodius and Aristogeiton

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Harmodius (Greek: Ἁρμόδιος, Harmódios) and Aristogeiton (Ἀριστογείτων, Aristogeíton; both died 514 BC) were two lovers in Classical Athens who became known...

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Aristogeiton

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Aristogeiton (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστογείτων) was the name of two eminent Athenian citizens: Aristogeiton the Tyrannicide, who assassinated Hipparchus in...

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Against Aristogeiton

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Two speeches "Against Aristogeiton" (κατα Αριστογειτονος) are preserved in the corpus of Demosthenes, as speeches 25 and 26. Both purport to come from...

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Antenor

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of the Harmodius and Aristogeiton is usually listed as the son of Euphranor. Harmodius and Aristogeiton Harmodius and Aristogeiton in sculpture Antenor...

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Tyrannicide

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quotation to verify] The term originally denoted the action of Harmodius and Aristogeiton, who are often called the Tyrannicides, in killing Hipparchus of Athens...

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Theoris of Lemnos

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source is Demosthenes' speech Against Aristogeiton, which was addressed to jurors in the trial of Aristogeiton, an Athenian orator. The speech mentions...

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Athenian Revolution

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the latter of which was murdered by the tyrannicides Harmodius and Aristogeiton. Hippias executed the tyrannicides and it was said that he became a bitter...

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Leaena

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to a later tradition, the mistress of Aristogeiton the Tyrannicide. Original versions of the story of Aristogeiton portray him, on the contrary, as the...

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Kritios

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century earlier. Harmodius and Aristogeiton (sculpture) The "Tyrant-killers" (Τυραννοκτόνοι), Harmodius and Aristogeiton, the heroic lovers who slew the...

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Phryne

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suggests that the trial of Phryne was politically motivated, noting that Aristogeiton was a political enemy of Hyperides who brought a prosecution against...

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List of ancient Athenian politicians

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Aeschines Agyrrhius Alcibiades Andocides Archinus Aristides Aristogeiton Aristophon Autocles Callistratus Charmides Chremonides Cimon Cleisthenes Cleophon...

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Cleisthenes

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Hipparchus and Hippias, again exiled Cleisthenes. In 514 BC, Harmodius and Aristogeiton assassinated Hipparchus, causing Hippias to further harden his attitude...

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Achilles and Patroclus

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the legendary Orestes and Pylades, and the historical Harmodius and Aristogeiton are pairs of comrades who gladly face danger and death for and beside...

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Kritios Boy

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Kritios, who worked together with Nesiotes (sculptors of Harmodius and Aristogeiton) or their school, from around 480 BC. As currently mounted, the statue...

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Harmodius

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Harmodius may refer to: Harmodius and Aristogeiton (died 514 BC), the killers of the Athenian tyrant Hipparchus Harmodius of Lepreon, ancient Greek writer...

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Tyrant

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connotations. The murder of Peisistratus' son, the tyrant Hipparchus by Aristogeiton and Harmodios in Athens in 514 BC marked the beginning of the so-called...

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Direct democracy

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Hipparchus, the brother of the tyrant Hippias, was killed by Harmodius and Aristogeiton, who were subsequently honored by the Athenians for their alleged restoration...

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Panathenaic Games

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Hippias and Hipparchus during the Panathenaea in 514 BC by Harmodius and Aristogeiton was often regarded as the birth of Athenian democracy. The competitions...

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LGBT nobility and royalty

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Corinth (lover of Diocles of Corinth) Hipparchus (lover of Harmodius and Aristogeiton) Pisistratus (600BCEE–527BCEE) (lover of Charmus) Cleisthenes (son of...

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List of assassinated and executed heads of state and government

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Superbus Hipparchus Tyrant of Athens 514 BC Athens Athens Harmodius and Aristogeiton Xerxes I Achaemenid King of Kings August 465 BC Persia  Achaemenid Persia...

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Roman imperial cult

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legend, but some were historical: the Athenians revered Harmodius and Aristogeiton as heroes, as saviours of Athens from tyranny; also, collectively, those...

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List of assassinations in Europe

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514 BC Hipparchus (son of Peisistratos), Tyrant of Athens Harmodius and Aristogeiton 461 BC Ephialtes, leader of the radical democracy movement in Athens...

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