Cleisthenes
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| Born | Athens |
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| Greece | |
| Died | Athens |
| 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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| ID | 555167 |
Cleisthenes Life story
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.