Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - By modern definition, a tyrant is a cruel and oppressive ruler hated by most people.
Peisistratos was a tyrant, but this doesn’t mean he was a bad ruler and was certainly not despised by the people. On the contrary, he was immensely popular among poorer people because he did not hesitate to confront the aristocracy. He was a fair ruler who boosted the city’s economy and spread wealth equally among the Athenians.
Unlike many other rulers, Peisistratos did not seize power violently. Instead, he used a cunning, funny approach to convince people that he was their ideal ruler.
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