with hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes (both aristocrats) engaged in a power struggle
Isagoras had support from fellow aristocrats and Spatra
Cleisthenes had support from Athens
Isagoras became tyrant
ostracized Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes' supporters revolt
they trap Isagoras on the acropolis for 2 days - on the third day he fled and was banished
508 BCE
Cleisthenes was a member of the elite
- he was very rich
- crafty politician
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