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The Tyrannicides: How Two Men Sparked Athenian Democracy
In 514 BCE, two Athenian aristocrats, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, assassinated the tyrant Hipparchus during the Panathenaic festival. But did their act really free Athens? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the complicated legacy of the Tyrannicides — how a personal vendetta was transformed into a founding myth of democracy. They examine the historical context of the Peisistratid tyranny, the conspiracy that went wrong, and how the cult of the Tyrannicides was used by later democrats, including Cleisthenes. They also look at the famous statue group by Antenor, its replacement by Kritios…
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