His most important rival had him expelled with the help of Cleomenes I of Sparta, but this person was recalled after that rival, Isagoras, tried to dissolve the main governmental institutions of Athens.
This man's grandfather of the same name was the ruler of Sicyon and fought in the first Sacred War. His most important rival had him expelled with the help of Cleomenes I of Sparta, but this person was recalled after that rival, Isagoras, tried to dissolve the main governmental institutions of Athens. He increased the size of the Boule to five hundred and the number of tribes from four to ten. Little is known about his life after the introduction of his reforms, which he called the isonomia, and it has been theorized that his seeking aid from the Persians let him to be ostracized, a practice that he likely created. For 10 points, name this reformer who overthrew Pisistratus's son Hippias and established the deme system in Athens.
This man's grandfather of the same name was the ruler of Sicyon and fought in the first Sacred War.
Cleisthenes