Hippias & Hipparchus
Sons of Pisistratus
who succeeded their father as rulers of Athens. Hipparchus was murdered by
Harmodius and Aristogeiton but Hippias stayed as a ruler, punishing the killers
with death.
The Athenians later chased him away with Spartan help, and he sought refuge
in Persia. He was later to be killed by the Greeks at the battle of Marathon.
