RT
2011-11-16 16:31:20 UTC
oooh, the "Cylonian Affair" ... has a nice ring to it ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_of_Athens
Cylon (also spelled Kylon or Kulon from ?????) was an Athenian associated with
the first reliably dated event in Athenian history, the Cylonian affair.
Cylon, one of the Athenian nobles and a previous victor of the Olympic Games,
attempted a coup in 632 BC with support from Megara, where his father-in-law,
Theagenes was tyrant.
...
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/greecehellas1/a/cylonanddraco_2.htm
...
Cylon married the daughter of Theagenes, the tyrant of Megara. A tyrant, in
the 7th century B.C., meant something different from our modern concept of
tyrant as a cruel and oppressive despot. A tyrant was a usurper in ancient
Greece. Think coup d'etat. He was a leader who had overturned an existing
regime and took control of government.
...
hmm, where did Larson derive the name "cylon" from?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_of_Athens
Cylon (also spelled Kylon or Kulon from ?????) was an Athenian associated with
the first reliably dated event in Athenian history, the Cylonian affair.
Cylon, one of the Athenian nobles and a previous victor of the Olympic Games,
attempted a coup in 632 BC with support from Megara, where his father-in-law,
Theagenes was tyrant.
...
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/greecehellas1/a/cylonanddraco_2.htm
...
Cylon married the daughter of Theagenes, the tyrant of Megara. A tyrant, in
the 7th century B.C., meant something different from our modern concept of
tyrant as a cruel and oppressive despot. A tyrant was a usurper in ancient
Greece. Think coup d'etat. He was a leader who had overturned an existing
regime and took control of government.
...
hmm, where did Larson derive the name "cylon" from?