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The Thirty Tyrants: Athens's Brutal Year of Terror
In 404 BCE, after Athens lost the Peloponnesian War, Sparta imposed a brutal oligarchy known as the Thirty Tyrants. This episode dives into the regime's violent year in power — their purge of democratic leaders, confiscation of property, and the reign of terror that killed 5% of Athens's population in just eight months. We follow the story through key figures like Critias, the philosopher-turned-tyrant, and Theramenes, the moderate who was forced to drink hemlock. We explore how the Thirty used the Spartan garrison on the Acropolis to enforce their will, how they targeted the…
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