Philaidae
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The Philaidae or Philaids were a powerful noble family of ancient Athens. They were conservative land-owning aristocrats and many of them were very wealthy. The Philaidae produced two of the most famo
The "Helmet of Miltiades" was given as an offering to the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Hippias (tyrant)
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Hippias was the last tyrant of Athens, ruling from 527 to 510 BC. He was one of the Peisistratids, a group of tyrants from the same family in ancient Greece. His father was Pisistratus, who preceded h
Death of the tyrant Hipparchus, by the Syriskos Painter, 475-470 BC
The plain of Marathon
Coinage of Athens at the time of Hippias. Obv: An archaic Gorgoneion. Rev: Square incuse. 545–525 BC