Cleisthenes (572-485 B.C.)

Cleisthenes was a Greek statesman. He was a shrewd politician who promised political reform to the people of Athens but was forced to flee by tyrants before executing those reforms. However, the citizens of Athens overthrew the tyrants and returned Cleisthenes to power.

Cleisthenes was a Greek statesman. He was a shrewd politician who promised political reform to the people of Athens but was forced to flee by tyrants before executing those reforms. However, the citizens of Athens overthrew the tyrants and returned Cleisthenes to power.