Hipparchus (brother of Hippias)

Hipparchus
Death of the tyrant Hipparchus, by the Syriskos Painter, 475–470 BC
Died514 BC
ParentPisistratus

Hipparchus (Ancient Greek: Ἵππαρχος, romanized:  Hípparkhos; died 514 BC) was a member of the ruling class of Athens and one of the sons of Pisistratus. He was a tyrant of the city of Athens from 528/527 BC until his assassination by the tyrannicides Harmodius and Aristogeiton in 514 BC.

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