When did Cleisthenes introduce the new system to Athens?
Cleisthenes introduced a radical new system to Athens in 508 BC. He replaced the four traditional tribes with ten new ones named after legendary heroes.
Questions about Classical Athens
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who led the Spartan force that overthrew Hippias in response to his exile of noble families?
Cleomenes I led the Spartan force that eventually overthrew Hippias in response to the exiles bribing the Pythia at Delphi. Herodotus records that these exiles included Cleisthenes's own Alchmaeonid clan before his fall.
What year did Pericles serve continuously as strategos general until his death?
Pericles served continuously as strategos general from 445 BC until his death in 429 BC. He was elected by the Assembly each year without interruption during this period.
How many miles long were the city walls enclosing both Acropolis and Lower City?
City walls measured roughly twenty-two miles total circumference enclosing both Acropolis and Lower City. Long Walls extended four point five miles connecting city proper to port Piraeus.
Which dramatists wrote plays performed at Theatre of Dionysus in classical Athens?
Dramatists Aeschylus Aristophanes Euripides Sophocles wrote plays performed at Theatre of Dionysus. The theatre occupied southeast slope below Acropolis hosting state dramas.