Who was Cleisthenes?
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Cleisthenes or Clisthenes was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy." He was a member of the aristocratic Alcmaeonid clan.
Born: 570 BC, Athens, Greece
Died: Athens, Greece
Parents: Agariste of Sicyon
Siblings: Hippocrates
Children: Megacles
Grandchildren: Hippocrates, Deinomache
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Cleisthenes of Athens, Cleisthenes also spelled Clisthenes, (born c. 570 bce—died c. 508), statesman regarded as the founder of Athenian democracy, serving as chief archon (highest magistrate) of Athens (525–524).
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