561 BCE
Pisistratus seizes power in Athens
After a staged injury wins him a bodyguard, Pisistratus takes the Acropolis in 561 BCE and becomes tyrant of Athens. Rival factions drive him out twice over the following years.
561 BCE
After a staged injury wins him a bodyguard, Pisistratus takes the Acropolis in 561 BCE and becomes tyrant of Athens. Rival factions drive him out twice over the following years.