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The Cylon Affair When Athens Almost Lost Democracy
Episode 142 of The History of Greece: Philosophy, Empire, and Endless Reinvention dives into one of the most dangerous moments in early Athenian history — the Cylon Affair of 632 BCE. Before Solon's reforms, before Cleisthenes, Athens was nearly seized by a would-be tyrant named Cylon, an Olympic victor backed by troops from Megara. When the coup failed, Cylon escaped, but his followers took refuge at the altar of Athena. The Athenian archon Megacles ordered their execution — a violation of sanctuary that cursed his family, the Alcmaeonidae, for generations. Lucas and Luna explore how…
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