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Cleisthenes

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Born Athens
Greece
DiedAthens
Greece
Mother Agariste
Children Megacles
Grandparents Cleisthenes of Sicyon
Hippocrates
Grandchildren Deinomache
Job Statesperson
Siblings Hippocrates
Nephew Megacles
Great grandchild Agariste
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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.

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