His family, the Alcmaeonids, had been cursed since his grandfather had sacreligiously executed some of Cylon's co-conspirators who had attempted a coup, and the family was exiled until recalled by Solon.
His family, the Alcmaeonids, had been cursed since his grandfather had sacreligiously executed some of Cylon's co-conspirators who had attempted a coup, and the family was exiled until recalled by Solon. Instrumental in the defeat of Hippias, upon Isagoras' accession he made a pact with the people but was again exiled. Returning to expel Isagoras, he began a full-scale attack on the latter's allies, the hereditary aristocracy. For 10 points, name this former archon whom tradition credits with instituting much of the Athenian democracy.
His family, the Alcmaeonids, had been cursed since his grandfather had sacreligiously executed some of Cylon's co-conspirators who had attempted a coup, and the family was exiled until recalled by Solon.
{Cleisthenes} or {Clisthenes}