Hippiass
* He became ruler in 514 BC
* His brother was murdered
- This lead him to execute many people in revenge
for his brothers death because he was paranoid
Cleisthenes
* He decided to try to take over Hippiass for his family
and fellow aristocrats
- He was captured and banished form Athens
- People looked up to him because of his bravery and
what he did
* He began to feel that when he became ruler more and
more people were against him
- He was overthrown by Isagoris
- Cleisthenes and his people revolted and Isagoris
surrendered
Olympic Games
* People were aloud to compete against whoever they
wanted
* Many people would come to attend
Agora
* This is where they decided on their country
* They voted by a white pebble (yes) and a black pebble
(no)
- This was the first Democracy and it worked very
well
New Generation 490 BC
Pheideppedds
* He ran to Marathon for survival
- He ran away from the war in his hometown of
Athens to ask for help
- He ran 140 miles in two days
- When he finally arrived to seek help he was
refused
Persia
* They were big and ruled
* When Athens began to gain power, they didn't like
this
* They didn't practice freedom like Greece did
* The Athenians only had a hoplite to defend them
- They were out-numbered but still felt hope
- The Athenians won the battle
- They killed over 6,000 Persians in one day
Themistocles
* He fought in the Athenian battle against Persia
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