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Hippias
Tyrant of Athens (528/527-510). He succeeded his father Peisistratus as tyrant. He was a patron of poets and craftsmen, and Athens prospered under his rule, but he became repressive after the assassination of his brother Hipparchus (514). He was overthrown by the Spartans (510) and exiled himself to Asia Minor. A Spartan attempt to restore him failed, and he sought Persian help. He went with the Persians to attack the Athenians, and it was he who advised Darius I in 490 to land at Marathon, which resulted in a major Persian defeat.
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