Hipparchus 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 an
Death of the tyrant Hipparchus, by the Syriskos Painter, 475–470 BC
Hypparchus insults Harmodius's sister in public
A depiction of the assassination of Hipparchus
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Tyrannicide or tyrannomachia is the killing or assassination of a tyrant or unjust ruler. Tyrannicide was heavily encouraged in Classical Greece. The killing of Clearchus of Heraclea in 353 BC by a co
Hipparchus (brother of Hippias)
…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. Hipparchus was said by some Greek authors to have been the tyrant of Athens, along with his brother Hippias, after…
Benjamin Franklin's suggestion for the Great Seal of the United States included the phrase "Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God."
Statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton