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... Peisistratus , also spelled PISISTRATUS ( b . early 6th century BC - d . 527 BC ) , tyrant of ancient Athens whose unification of Attica and consolidation and rapid improvement of Athens ' prosperity helped to make possible the city's ...
... Peisistratus , also spelled PISISTRATUS ( b . early 6th century BC - d . 527 BC ) , tyrant of ancient Athens whose unification of Attica and consolidation and rapid improvement of Athens ' prosperity helped to make possible the city's ...
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... Peisistratus and his sons , who also encouraged the collection of oracles and supported the fa- mous soothsayer Onomacritus . Contribution to the growth of Athens . At this time Athens itself was becoming a city , rather than an ...
... Peisistratus and his sons , who also encouraged the collection of oracles and supported the fa- mous soothsayer Onomacritus . Contribution to the growth of Athens . At this time Athens itself was becoming a city , rather than an ...
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