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Cypselus

700 BC - 627 BC

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Cypselus (Ancient Greek: Κύψελος, Kypselos) was the first tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BC. With increased wealth and more complicated trade relations and social structures, Greek city-states tended to overthrow their traditional hereditary priest-kings; Corinth, the richest archaic polis, led the way. Like the signori of late medieval and Renaissance Italy, the tyrants usually seized power at the head of some popular support. Often the tyrants upheld existing laws and customs and were highly conservative as to cult practices, thus maintaining stability with little risk to their own personal security. As in Renaissance Italy, a cult of personality naturally substituted for the divine right of the former legitimate royal house. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cypselus is the 3,573rd most popular politician (up from 5,626th in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Greece (up from 328th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cypselus ranks 3,573 out of 19,576. Before him are Seleucus III Ceraunus, Najib Mikati, Emperor Tenji, Ata-Malik Juvayni, Lütfi Pasha, and Syphax. After him are Pompeius Strabo, Maria of Alania, Kim Jae-gyu, Aga Khan III, Thessalonike of Macedon, and Stephen IV of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Cypselus ranks 17. Before him are Tyrtaeus, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Necho I, Periander, and Psamtik II. After him are Sin-shumu-lishir, Gargi Vachaknavi, Phraortes, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Cylon of Athens, and Pheidon. Among people deceased in 627 BC, Cypselus ranks 3. Before him are Ashurbanipal, and Ashur-etil-ilani. After him are Sin-shumu-lishir, and Kandalanu.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Cypselus ranks 225 out of 1,024. Before him are Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Leochares (-400), George Maniakes (998), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), and Ephialtes (-590). After him are Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Philo of Larissa (-145), Georgios Papanikolaou (1883), Agis IV (-265), Philostratus (170), and Gotse Delchev (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Cypselus ranks 88. Before him are Idomeneus of Crete (null), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), and Ephialtes (-590). After him are Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Agis IV (-265), Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), and Cleomenes III (-260).

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