The Rise of Tyranny in Various Greek City-States Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The rise of tyranny in various Greek city-states played a significant role in shaping the political landscape of ancient Greece. One way to explore this topic is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Players will learn about the key events that led to the rise of tyranny in different Greek city-states.
- They will have to carefully consider the sequence of events and make strategic decisions to place them in the correct order.
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- c. 560 BC: Pisistratus becomes tyrant of Athens
- 527 BC: Hippias succeeds Pisistratus as tyrant of Athens
- 508 BC: Cleisthenes establishes democracy in Athens
- c. 565 BC: Peisistratos establishes tyranny in Sicyon
- c. 630 BC: Theagenes becomes tyrant of Megara
- c. 657 BC: Cypselus becomes tyrant of Corinth
- c. 627 BC: Periander succeeds Cypselus as tyrant of Corinth
- c. 545 BC: The Peisistratids establish tyranny in Miletus
- c. 538 BC: Polycrates becomes tyrant of Samos
- c. 676 BC: Orthagoras becomes tyrant of Sicyon
- c. 669 BC: Pheidon seizes power in Argos
- c. 545 BC: Lygdamis becomes tyrant of Naxos
- c. 488 BC: Theron becomes tyrant of Acragas (Agrigento)
- c. 405 BC: Dionysius I becomes tyrant of Syracuse
- c. 207 BC: Nabis becomes tyrant of Sparta
- c. 235 BC: Aristodemus becomes tyrant of Megalopolis
- 88 BC: Mithridates VI of Pontus establishes tyranny in Athens
- 82 BC: Sulla establishes tyranny in Rome
- 27 BC: Octavian becomes sole ruler of Rome, ending the Roman Republic
- 133 BC: Tiberius Gracchus assassinated in Rome