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Cylon of Athens

700 BC - 700 BC

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Cylon (also Kylon; Ancient Greek: Κύλων) was an Athenian of the archaic period in Ancient Greece, primarily known for the events of the Cylonian Affair, an attempted seizure of power in the city. Cylon, one of the Athenian nobles and a previous victor of the Olympic Games in 640 BC, attempted a coup in either 636 BC or 632 BC with support from Megara, where his father-in-law, Theagenes, was tyrant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cylon of Athens is the 5,488th most popular politician (down from 4,430th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Greece (down from 275th in 2019) and the 136th most popular Greek Politician.

Cylon of Athens is most famous for being the ruler of Athens and being the father of Theseus.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cylon of Athens ranks 5,488 out of 19,576. Before him are Zechariah of Israel, Wu Qi, Merikare, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Terauchi Masatake, and Joseph Avenol. After him are Henri, Count of Paris, Valerius Valens, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Gaius Lutatius Catulus, William I, Count of Hainaut, and Stefan Uroš I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Cylon of Athens ranks 22. Before him are Psamtik II, Cypselus, Sin-shumu-lishir, Gargi Vachaknavi, Phraortes, and Perdiccas I of Macedon. After him are Pheidon, Harpagus, Tanaquil, Bakenranef, Philip I of Macedon, and Demaratus of Corinth. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Cylon of Athens ranks 10. Before him are Achaemenes, Tyrtaeus, Jehoahaz of Judah, Gyges of Lydia, Yajnavalkya, and Perdiccas I of Macedon. After him are Callinus, Ariaramnes, Shebitku, Demaratus of Corinth, Theopompus of Sparta, and Tyrimmas of Macedon.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cylon of Athens ranks 316 out of 1,024. Before him are Andronikos Palaiologos (1400), Euphronios (-520), Joseph II of Constantinople (1360), Ageladas (-600), Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701), and Aristyllus (-400). After him are Yanni (1954), Semonides of Amorgos (-650), Anaxarchus (-380), Lais of Corinth (-400), Polemon (-400), and Gregory V of Constantinople (1745).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Cylon of Athens ranks 136. Before him are Piri Mehmed Pasha (1458), Timoleon (-411), Loukas Notaras (1402), Andronikos Palaiologos (1400), Euphronios (-520), and Cleisthenes of Sicyon (-701). After him are Lais of Corinth (-400), Cynisca (-430), Agis III (-350), Pheidon (-700), Cleombrotus I (-500), and Antiochus XII Dionysus (-150).

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