Myson of Chenae, named a sage by Plato instead of Periander, stood for ethical wisdom over political power in Greek ...

The tyranny had been a terrible and bloody failure ... despite the authoritarian grip of Sparta on the Greek world. However, Sparta's dominance was not to last. Overextended and unable to adjust ...

When Pisistratus became tyrant of Athens in 547 BC it marked a ... power was overshadowed by many of the other city-states of Greece. During the long period of his rule, Pisistratus sought to ...